“ 'A fine story', said Asterinov … 'Six months in prison, that tale,' said Sergei. 'Was it the witch?', I asked 'I never know where the Party stands on issues of the supernatural...' … 'It was, - understand, I do… — Adam Roberts Copy Share Image
“and I said it is the nature of love to be infinite and in such an ocean any fear and jealousy is washed away” — Adam Roberts Copy Share Image
“Let us say that science fiction is a kind of conceptual disorientation of the familiar.” — Adam Roberts Copy Share Image
“I never liked the news; it pretends to be all different, every day, when in fact it is all the same.” — Adam Roberts Copy Share Image
“I have a problem,’ said Nikolai Nikolaivitch Asterinov, getting to his feet. ‘I have a problem, that I wish to share with this, our… — Adam Roberts Copy Share Image
“And after night comes day, or more night, depending on the particular time-frame you choose to apply to your perspective.” — Adam Roberts Copy Share Image
“A realist writer might break his protagonist's leg, or kill his fiancee; but a science fiction writer will immolate whole planets, and whilst doing… — Adam Roberts Copy Share Image
“The madness of faith is a very different thing from the madness of Enlightenment Reason.” — Adam Roberts Copy Share Image
“for fear is all the blind future harrying us and when the scales drop away the fear goes too” — Adam Roberts Copy Share Image
“ 'A fine story', said Asterinov … 'Six months in prison, that tale,' said Sergei. 'Was it the witch?', I asked 'I never know… — Adam Roberts Copy Share Image
“Do you know where the past and the present intersect?" Jac asked him. "Where?" "In your mind, only. It's the only point. Otherwise, the… — Adam Roberts Copy Share Image
“We used to think God made us in His image, and that meant we were special, until science told us we just evolved that… — Adam Roberts Copy Share Image
“Not where he eats, but where he is eaten’?” He laughed again. “Racine has his moments, sure, but you can’t beat Shakespeare for the… — Adam Roberts Copy Share Image
