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> [I've always loved far future SF, so it was more or less a given that I would one day want to write in that form.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-reynolds/i-ve-always-loved-far-future-sf-so-it-was-more-or-less-a-given-that-i/)

[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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