Alastair Reynolds Quotes

There are similarities between historical novels and science fiction. Being thrown into the Napoleonic Wars is just as much of a different world as space.

Alastair Reynolds

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: March 13, 1966

Topics

ScienceSpaceWorldScience Fiction

I really want as many people as possible to relate to something, without compromising or dumbing down.

John Cameron Mitchell

PeopleDownWantPossibleWithout

Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it's the real test of your character and of your faith to say, 'Things are not going our way, but I'm still being good to people; I'm still attending church; I still have a good attitude.'

Joel Osteen

GoodAttitudeCharacterFaithHappy

There's something terribly solitary about working in movies and television, and in New York, so much of the theater is showcasing.

Jeff Perry

New YorkTelevisionNewMoviesMuch

Procrastination doesn't work for everything. For instance, waiting to buy plane tickets at the last minute will typically end up costing you more.

John Rampton

WorkWaitingEndYouProcrastination

I never saw myself going to college. Even when I was looking at different schools, I was like, this really isn't right.

Amanda Seyfried

MyselfCollegeLookingNeverRight

I grew up with a father who taught me chess at the age of 6 or 7. He'd always beat me. Of course. I was a kid of 6 or 7. After he won, he'd look at me and say, 'It's good to be king.' And then he'd say, 'But you know what's even better? To rule the world.'

Stephanie Corneliussen

GoodFatherAgeKingMeWorld

You have more independent eyes scrutinizing the decision-making and financial statements of companies.

Steve Odland

EyesFinancialYouIndependentMore

I'm not sure that it's possible to write a novel about people who don't transgress or stumble, people who don't surprise themselves with the things they do, people who can explain all their actions with perfect logical consistency. At least it's not possible for me to write that sort of novel.

Tom Perrotta

PeopleMeConsistencySurpriseWrite

I get angry when I think that people are blatantly incorrect on matters of fact.

Tom Colicchio

AngryPeopleThinkMattersGetFact

I become very territorial about my identity because it's been hijacked by so many people with their own projections.

Ruth Negga

IdentityPeopleBecomeOwnBeen

Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of one dollar per hour, and they always tipped me at the end of the night.

Mary Lou Williams

MeNightSocietyEndPlayNow

I learned how to get in shape without getting certain muscles too big that make you look like a meathead.

Jason Dohring

YouLookWithoutShapeBigGet

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