It’s always easier to hate than to forgive, isn’t it? - Alastair Reynolds

“You always did think like an engineer, Svieta.”
She nodded. It was only hours later that she realised he had not necessarily meant it as a compliment.

The problem was, although I was as certain as I could be that I was right, I could offer nothing to bolster my arguments.

The central defect of the human mind," Custine said, "is its unfortunate habit of seeing patterns where none exist. Of course, that is also its chief asset." "But sometimes a very dangerous one.