But you seem so nonchalant about it all," Teal said. Merlin… - Alastair Reynolds

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But you seem so nonchalant about it all," Teal said.
Merlin pondered this for a few seconds. "Do you think being not nonchalant would make any difference? I don't know that it would. We're here in the moment, aren't we? And the moment will have its way with us, no matter how we feel about things."
"Fatalist."
"Cheerful realist. There's a distinction.

Alastair Reynolds

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Alastair Preston Reynolds (born 13 March 1966) is a British science fiction author.

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