Paul J. McAuley

“The multiverse, she said, was like an old library whose shelves were packed with books arranged by a cataloguing system that ranked…

— Paul J. McAuley

“A poster by the door to the locker room showed a Jackaroo avatar dressed as Uncle Sam, pointing a white-gloved finger under…

— Paul J. McAuley

Societies as well as people become afraid of change as they grow older. It's human nature. The young have adventures while the…

— Paul J. McAuley

Everyone should find something they love doing. Then work isn't work. It's a part of themselves. Of who they are.

— Paul J. McAuley

“We live in an age that cannibalises its past because it has lost faith in its future.”

— Paul J. McAuley

It’s still there, same as it ever was. But we see it differently as we get older.

— Paul J. McAuley

“This is an age of superstition and wishful thinking. The sky is full of evening's empires, and every one of them is…

— Paul J. McAuley

“One thing that's certain about the future: it will have more history than the present.”

— Paul J. McAuley

“The past doesn’t change, does it?” “It’s still there, same as it ever was. But we see it differently as we get…

— Paul J. McAuley

“When people go looking for something, they often find something else.”

— Paul J. McAuley

“What is the mass of a feeling? What is its wavelength, its position on the electromagnetic spectrum?”

— Paul J. McAuley