Rebecca Glaessner

“I thought we were better then this."

"We're human. Be thankful we've moved on from clubbing each other's brains out every five minutes.”
― Alastair Reynolds, On the Steel Breeze

“I think I've reduced the amount of blood in my caffeine system to an acceptable level.”
― Alastair Reynolds, Revelation Space

“No more cars in national parks. Let the people walk. Or ride horses, bicycles, mules, wild pigs--anything--but keep the automobiles and the motorcycles and all their motorized relatives out. We have agreed not to drive our automobiles into cathedrals, concert halls, art museums, legislative assemblies, private bedrooms and the other sanctums of our culture; we should treat our national parks with the same deference, for they, too, are holy places. An increasingly pagan and hedonistic people (thank God!), we are learning finally that the forests and mountains and desert canyons are holier than our churches. Therefore let us behave accordingly.”
― Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire

“...the next time you need a piece of apparently obscure information, try asking a science fiction writer. You might be surprised.”
― Alastair Reynolds, Zima Blue and Other Stories