Alastair Reynolds - People Quotes

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A splendidly inept thing, Sylveste said, nodding despite himself.
What?
The human capacity for grief. It just isn't capable of providing an adequate emotional response once the dead exceed a few dozen in number. And it doesn't just level off—it just gives up, resets itself to zero. Admit it. None of us feel a damn about these people.

Alastair Reynolds

I don't know. That was typical Sajaki; like all the genuinely clever people Sylveste had met he knew better than to feign understanding where none existed.

Alastair Reynolds

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 cause the problems.

Alastair Reynolds