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

Don't tell me you aren't the slightest bit curious, Norquinco." "I hope you burn in hell, Sky Haussmann." "I'll take that as a yes.

Do you think it means anything?" "Probably not," Ricasso said, wiping his dust-smeared hands on his knees. "I'm all for looking for meaning in ancient texts. But now and then you have to just accept the fact that you're dealing with so much religious gibberish.

Do you see us slavering for revenge, that most pointlessly biological of imperatives?