“That’s what love is – sacrifice. Sacrificing everything ...” — Alastair Reynolds Love Copy Share Image
Science fiction can be very relevant, could be good literature. — Alastair Reynolds Books Copy Share Image
I've always been skeptical of the idea that sentience is going to be an exclusively human attribute. — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
“I’d sliced his head off because in that moment I couldn’t think of anything simpler or more beautiful to do.” — Alastair Reynolds Time Copy Share Image
“None of us is a monster, Chiku. We’re all just trying to make the best of our singular natures.” — Alastair Reynolds Monster Copy Share Image
When I was writing 'House Of Suns,' there were a few writers I had in mind as role models, the main being… — Alastair Reynolds Being Copy Share Image
“Well," she said, "I see it hasn't got a fuck of a lot better since I was away.” — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
For me, the distant future and far-off galaxies is where it's at. That's where my imagination can really come out to play. — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
“We should have brought a torch,” he was saying. “We have been to Saturn and back and we didn’t bring a torch.” — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
“...the next time you need a piece of apparently obscure information, try asking a science fiction writer. You might be surprised.” — Alastair Reynolds Next time Copy Share Image
It’s the people who don’t worry—those who never have any doubts that what they’re doing is good and right—they’re the ones that… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
A lot of science fiction is very accessible and very readable, but a lot of people are justifiably put off by the… — Alastair Reynolds Fiction Copy Share Image
I despair of reality television, but I've never met anyone who watches it. Or people say, 'I watch it, but I hate… — Alastair Reynolds Despair Copy Share Image
“History is what we write, not what we remember. Why should we tarnish the memory of our planet by enshrining our less… — Alastair Reynolds History Copy Share Image
At one time, the treatment for a certain kind of psychosis had been to push an ice pick up through the orbit… — Alastair Reynolds Brain Copy Share Image
I'm always a little bit cautious around invented terminology because so much science fiction is off-putting to the uninitiated. You open up… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
I would much rather we concentrated on the immediate, still-potent dangers, such as nuclear weapons, runaway climate change, and so on. Sort… — Alastair Reynolds Change Copy Share Image
“It was that same old spiralling argument, and again he didn’t have the energy to fight his corner. ‘When you put it… — Alastair Reynolds Argument 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 Human existence Copy Share Image
How did you . . . pass the time?’ Sunday asked. ‘You couldn’t just ching out of it, could you?’ ‘We had… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
I think I set myself on a course to become a scientist around about the time that Carl Sagan's 'Cosmos' series was… — Alastair Reynolds Cosmos 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… — Alastair Reynolds Psychology 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
When I was a kid, I was reliably informed that we'd have gone to Mars by 1985, and of course it's 2012,… — Alastair Reynolds Adventure Copy Share Image
“Cyphel knew exactly how he felt about her as well — it was there in her expression whenever they spoke that beguiling… — Alastair Reynolds Haughtiness 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… — Alastair Reynolds Drinking water Copy Share Image
I'm not massively fond of right-wing nutters or war criminals. — Alastair Reynolds Criminals Copy Share Image
“Sooner or later everything boils down to trust. You just have to make that leap of faith.” — Alastair Reynolds Faith Copy Share Image
Enjoy it, kid. Enjoy feeling that you can make a difference.' Floyd flashed him a smile. 'It won't last for ever. — Alastair Reynolds Differences Copy Share Image
“Can we drop the ‘artificial intelligence’? It’s a bit like me calling you a meat-based processing system.” — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
Without risk in our lives, we're scarcely better than machines ourselves. — Alastair Reynolds Computers Copy Share Image
I'm not a morning person: I can't function until I've had a coffee - or several. — Alastair Reynolds Coffee Copy Share Image
I think I've reduced the amount of blood in my caffeine system to an acceptable level. — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
