“It’s not the span of time that counts, but what you do with it. While you humans have been grubbing around the galaxy, looking for a sense of purpose, a meaning to pin on the chain of cosmic accidents that brought you shambling into existence, we have been doing great things. In the span of time that it takes you… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share
“Life is precious. Infinitely so. Perhaps it takes a machine intelligence to appreciate that." ~"Understanding Space & Time” — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
I've never had much interest in spinoffery - the idea of writing in someone else's universe generally leaves me cold - but… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
“To feel oneself so tiny, so fragile, so inherently losable, was at first spiritually crushing. But, by the same token, this realisation… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
One of the dangers of science fiction, particularly bad science fiction, is that you have these scenes where the characters turn to… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
As a science fiction writer, it's hard to think of a more stirring theme than the origin and ultimate destiny of life… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
“We have made some collective mistakes as a species, it’s true – invested too much power in things we can’t see, let alone control. But look at the world we have, Chiku. For all its failings, things could be a great deal worse. No one’s died in any wars lately, or been murdered, or left to rot in a prison,… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share
“So much for the tolerant acceptance of the other. We’re forging out into deep space – who knows what we’ll meet out there? If… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
“Believe me, when you're dealing with infectious alien mind parasites, I always find primitive is best." Then, calmly, almost as if it were a… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
“There's a vorg loose," Meroka explained. "In case that escaped your attention. Ricasso's doing his bit for Swarm, trying to kill the thing before it sucks someone's brains out. Now he might be able to find time in his schedule to file that paperwork you need, but I'm guessing it's going to be a stretch, what with a monster on… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share
“The two men -- Fray and Malkin -- were standing near each other. They were not unarmed. They were quite seriously not unarmed. Both men were carrying -- or at least aiming -- what could only be categorised as small artillery pieces: two bulky gas-powered spinguns, so heavy that they had to be strapped to their bodies via thick leather… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share
I couldn't think of anything more pointless than reading a piece of fiction written by a robot. — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
When I'm working on one book, part of my imagination is thinking ahead to the next one. — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
There is enough material in the Kuiper Belt to build anything out there. We could gobble up all the little asteroids, filtering out all… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
Victory loses its meaning without the memory of what you've vanquished. — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
“I don't know." That was typical Sajaki; like all the genuinely clever people Sylveste had met he knew better than to feign understanding where… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
Autocratic governments are masters of self-contradiction. They say one thing, do another. — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
Speaking for myself, I really struggle to pinpoint whether I became a scientist because I like science fiction, or did I gravitate to science… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
