Am I that fascinating to you, or are you just more bored than I imagined? - Alastair Reynolds

We've never lied to you," McKinley said. "No," Bella said, "but you've done a damned good job of not correcting any of my assumptions.

“But of course, you don’t believe in the existence of sin, do you?”
“I believe in the existence of reckless stupidity,” Rashmika replied.

I had you down as a xenophobic zealot," Quillen said. "I didn't realize you were also a sadist." "We all have our hidden depths.