"You worry that we're becoming monsters. Merlin, we already were monsters. You didn't make us any worse."

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Source : Alastair Reynolds (2016). “Beyond the Aquila Rift: The Best of Alastair Reynolds”, p.189, Hachette UK

Alastair Reynolds

#Worry Quotes #Monsters Quotes #Becoming Quotes

“We should measure affection, not like youngsters by the ardor of its passion, but by its strength and constancy.”
“I think it's a mistake to treat different realms of knowledge as if they are some how fundamentally the same.”
“The challenge of film is making it right there at that moment, and then you get to move on.”
“There is nothing so extreme that is not allowed by the custom of some nation or other.”
“In some cases, managers and employees have secured pensions beyond their original base salary. It is wrong, the people doing it know it's wrong, and we have to put an end to it.”
“While I'm acting I'm focused on what I'm trying to say through the character. And when I'm writing, I'm just putting down on paper or on the computer what I have to say.”
“it's 12 amyl nitrites (one box), in conjunction with as many beers as necessary.”
“Im living proof you can excel regardless of where you come from.”

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