“It followed that every act, whether the finding of a new proof for a complex mathematical problem or a twist of vision that turned one school of art into another was a result of endless failure.” — Jon Courtenay Grimwood Copy Share Image
“No one could tie you tighter than you could tie yourself and it was the ropes you couldn't see that bound you tightest.” — Jon Courtenay Grimwood Copy Share Image
“She was herself, the original. Everyone else was just a copy.” — Jon Courtenay Grimwood Copy Share Image
There was something intrinsically sad about Shinjuku. A vacuum-packed hollowness that no quantity of neon could hide. Roppongi was the same, only there the… — Jon Courtenay Grimwood Copy Share Image
Geoff Nelder inhabits Science Fiction the way other people inhabit their clothes. — Jon Courtenay Grimwood Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, since there was only one of him, most of his riches were wasted.” — Jon Courtenay Grimwood Copy Share Image
“that opening position in every negotiation. The one that said, out of the goodness of my heart I'm going to agree to rob you… — Jon Courtenay Grimwood Copy Share Image
“He was just one of those people ... one of a thousand expats who'd dragged their unhappiness to the other side of the world,… — Jon Courtenay Grimwood Copy Share Image
“All beauty, according to Lady Katchatka, had its origins in pain.” — Jon Courtenay Grimwood Copy Share Image
“Seems to be catching." "What is?" asked Neku. "Wanting Kit dead." Neku shrugged. "He was fucking the wife of a gang boss and bikers… — Jon Courtenay Grimwood Copy Share Image
“There were old firemasters and bad firemasters; there were no old bad firemasters” — Jon Courtenay Grimwood Copy Share Image
“the answer was no, whatever her query was, except for those bits to which his answer was yes” — Jon Courtenay Grimwood Copy Share Image
