Alastair Reynolds Quotes
'You seem upset by the fact that we’re hated and feared.''It does give one pause for thought.'
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The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time, being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than in a normal sitcom. It always pushes the line that, despite human failings, the Simpsons are really decent people.
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Human attention is limited, and a massive number of newly browsable books from the long tail necessarily compete with the biggest best-sellers, just as cable siphons audience from the major networks, and just as the Web pulls viewers from TV.
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My mother and my father divorced during the time that my father was getting his Ph.D. at Tulane.
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People want opportunity so they can earn security.
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Both back when I was acting and now that I'm writing, I've always wanted the same thing out of my career: to be able to get up in the morning and do what I love doing.
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Then this will only prove again and again, that Monarchy in Germany is he longer capable of a national act.
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If you go through any culture that has had wars, go to the bomb shelters, and you'll hear some amazing stories. Yes, it's a necessary thing that we actually both distract ourselves and it's a way to bond.
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The gospel music and doo-wop is what has informed me personally.
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Careers, like rockets, don't always take off on time. The trick is to always keep the engine running.
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Neither the few nor the many have a right to act merely by their will, in any matter connected with duty, trust, engagement, or obligation.
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Everything was okay, as long as I could dream. Its amazing, really, the difference between having a dream and not having any left that can come true. It's the difference between living and dying.
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'The best way to waste your life is by taking notes. The easiest way to avoid living is to just watch.
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I hear the sound of gunfire at the prison gate, Are the liberators here?Do I hope or do I fear?For my father and my brother, it’s too late but I must help my mother stand up straight.Are we the last ones left alive?Are we the only human beings to survive? - Red Sector A (1984)
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Neither fairness nor justice, neither reality nor humanity can be simulated or manipulated by wires or remote controls.
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I feel like a quote out of context, withholding the rest so I can be for you what you want to see.
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I try to transmit emotion and soul in my voice, but my true passion has always been writing. I feel more like a writer than anything else.
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While the move to central clearing has made the system safer, we need to make sure that the central counterparties have the resources and risk-management practices to withstand plausible but severe shocks.
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I play the piano and have been playing since I was 7, mainly classical Chopin, Beethoven, Mozart.
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Rules are made for people who aren't willing to make up their own.
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Wands are only as powerful as the wizards who use them. Some wizards just like to boast that theirs are bigger and better than other people's.
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She was his and he was hers. They had under-the-skin privileges.
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A single-continent world would be expected to contain only about a third as many mammalian species as currently exist.
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'You seem upset by the fact that we’re hated and feared.''It does give one pause for thought.'
