“Thats what peace is, right? Postponing the conflict until the thing you were fighting over doesnt matter.”

“It was some of Solomons favorite music because it was dense and intellectually complicated and he wasnt expected to dance to it.”

“The grass is always greener on the other side of personal extinction.”

“On Mars, the joke went, a mans hole was his castle where values of castle approached dorm room.”

“He almost blacks out again, but hes not sure if its the stroke or the thrust gravity. Hes pretty sure driving blood pressure higher while having a stroke is considered poor form.”

“He is, however, Amos continued, keeping a constant rail gun lock on the Israels reactor.Holden ran his fingers through his hair. So not too generous, then.Say pretty please, but carry a one-kilo sl...”

“The levelling of the European man is the great process which cannot be obstructed; it should even be accelerated. The necessity of cleaving gulfs, distance, order of rank, is therefore imperative n...”

“In an age of acceleration, nothing can be more exhilarating than going slow. And in an age of distraction, nothing is so luxurious as paying attention. And in an age of constant movement, nothing i...”

“Stop fighting me!" he said, trying to pull on the arm he held.He was in a precarious position himself, straddling the rail as he tried to lean over far enough to get me and actually hold onto me.Le...”

“All gods who receive homage are cruel. All gods dispense suffering without reason. Otherwise they would not be worshipped. Through indiscriminate suffering men know fear and fear is the most divine...”

“Why is it that blood, rather than peace, sells?”