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Quotes from The Liberation — Ian Tregillis

born 1973 United States

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You’re no stranger to spinning gold from the hay of human misery, are you?

The Liberation (2016)

I’ve learned to be wary when something makes you this excited.

The Liberation (2016)

“It’s a debate,” he spat, “over truth. Which truth is more true? The inspiring myth or the bleak, blood-caked reality?”

The Liberation (2016)

The grotesque machine reassembled its head. The medical servitor stood, emitted a burst of ticktock cog chatter, then flung itself into the massacre with the fervor of a religious zealot.

The Liberation (2016)

Sometimes the contortions required to spit on Occam’s razor were just as disturbing as the insights one yearned to avoid.

The Liberation (2016)

Alchemy was useful but never compassionate.

The Liberation (2016)

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

The Liberation (2016)

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)

Attribution

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