Gerry

“Oh, adjust yourself. You people have spent ten millennia playing at soldiers while becoming ever more dedicated civilians. We've spent the last thousand years trying hard to stay civilian while refining the legacy of a won galactic war.”
― Iain M. Banks, The Hydrogen Sonata

“One should never mistake pattern for meaning.”
― Iain Banks, The Hydrogen Sonata

“Well," she said, "I see it hasn't got a fuck of a lot better since I was away.”
― Alastair Reynolds , Redemption Ark

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