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Ian Tregillis Quotes

born 1973 United States

Ian Tregillis (born June 22, 1973) is an American author.

United States
Novelists
Physicists
Science fiction authors

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31 quotes

Alchemy was useful but never compassionate.

The Liberation (2016)

Huygens, there are times when I take comfort in my sinful nature, for it means I’ll meet you in hell. I’ll be the one stomping on your jewels with singular dedication.

The Rising (2015)

Perhaps there really was a God, and He was just as cruel as the humans He made in His form.

The Mechanical (2015)

They were old enough to know such things were forbidden, yet young enough still to find the forbidden irresistible rather than terrifying.

The Mechanical (2015)

“What the hell was that?”
“That was a close call wrapped in some very unpleasant philosophical questions.”

The Liberation (2016)

“The duke was right about you.”
“He survived? That’s a shame.”

The Rising (2015)

But the speculation was pointless. The past was forever in the past.

The Rising (2015)

He didn’t trust them. But he did trust their greed.

The Mechanical (2015)

Because the universe was a cold, callous place. And they had just peered into the gulf separating the astronomically unlikely from the truly impossible.

The Liberation (2016)

“Have you any idea how long and painful my convalescence was?”
Berenice shrugged. “Have you any idea how little I care?”

The Liberation (2016)

“How have you acquired such intimate knowledge of our kind’s innermost construction?”
“You know exactly how. You need me because I’m not burdened with a system of mores that hobbles my inquiries. So you can drop the indignation and make yourselves useful.”

The Rising (2015)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ian Tregillis (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.