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As always, it was necessary to strike a balance between a cavalier disregard for the rules and a professional understanding that some rules were more flexible than others.

— Alastair Reynolds Century Rain (2004)

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There’s nothing like a stupid, accidental death to remind you of the supreme futility of everything.

Belladonna Nights and Other Stories (2021)

Ghosts are not the souls of the dead, but the souls of people written out of history when history changes.

Deep Navigation (2010)

You are that rarest of creatures: a man with the wisdom to see beyond his own time.

The Prefect (2007)

Truth is truth, no matter who else believes it.

Troika (2010)

I’ll argue to the death against stupid legislation, but some rules exist for a reason.

On the Steel Breeze (2013)

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