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title: "1 Matter Universe Quotes By Alastair Reynolds"
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> [“Consider all the inanimate matter in the universe, all the dumb atoms, all the mindless molecules, all the oblivious dust grains and pebbles and rocks and iceballs and worlds and stars, all the unthinking galaxies and superclusters, wheeling through the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-reynolds/consider-all-the-inanimate-matter-in-the-universe-all-the-dumb-atoms/)

[Alastair Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-reynolds/)

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## More by Alastair Reynolds

> [“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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-reynolds/we-have-made-some-collective-mistakes-as-a-species-it-s-true-invested/)

[Alastair Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-reynolds/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-reynolds/so-much-for-the-tolerant-acceptance-of-the-other-we-re-forging-out/)

[Alastair Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-reynolds/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-reynolds/believe-me-when-you-re-dealing-with-infectious-alien-mind-parasites-i/)

[Alastair Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-reynolds/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-reynolds/there-s-a-vorg-loose-meroka-explained-in-case-that-escaped-your/)

[Alastair Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-reynolds/)

> [“The two men -- Fray and Malkin -- were standing near each other. They were not unarmed. They were quite seriously not unarmed. Both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-reynolds/the-two-men-fray-and-malkin-were-standing-near-each-other-they-were/)

[Alastair Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-reynolds/)

> [I couldn't think of anything more pointless than reading a piece of fiction written by a robot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-reynolds/i-couldn-t-think-of-anything-more-pointless-than-reading-a-piece-of/)

[Alastair Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-reynolds/)

> [When I'm working on one book, part of my imagination is thinking ahead to the next one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-reynolds/when-i-m-working-on-one-book-part-of-my-imagination-is-thinking-ahead/)

[Alastair Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-reynolds/)

> [There is enough material in the Kuiper Belt to build anything out there. We could gobble up all the little asteroids, filtering out all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-reynolds/there-is-enough-material-in-the-kuiper-belt-to-build-anything-out/)

[Alastair Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-reynolds/)

> [Victory loses its meaning without the memory of what you've vanquished.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-reynolds/victory-loses-its-meaning-without-the-memory-of-what-you-ve-vanquished/)

[Alastair Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-reynolds/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-reynolds/i-don-t-know-that-was-typical-sajaki-like-all-the-genuinely-clever/)

[Alastair Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-reynolds/)

> [Autocratic governments are masters of self-contradiction. They say one thing, do another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-reynolds/autocratic-governments-are-masters-of-self-contradiction-they-say-one/)

[Alastair Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-reynolds/)

> [Speaking for myself, I really struggle to pinpoint whether I became a scientist because I like science fiction, or did I gravitate to science…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-reynolds/speaking-for-myself-i-really-struggle-to-pinpoint-whether-i-became-a/)

[Alastair Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-reynolds/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-reynolds/it-s-not-the-span-of-time-that-counts-but-what-you-do-with-it-while/)

[Alastair Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-reynolds/)

> [Dreams of warp drives and hyperspace are just that - dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-reynolds/dreams-of-warp-drives-and-hyperspace-are-just-that-dreams/)

[Alastair Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-reynolds/)

> [I had - and continued to have - great fun exploring the Revelation Space universe, but it was always clear to me that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-reynolds/i-had-and-continued-to-have-great-fun-exploring-the-revelation-space/)

[Alastair Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-reynolds/)

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