iain m. banks

November 27, 2023 by achrilock

“‘It’s not cynicism,’ he said flatly. ‘I just think people overvalue argument because they like to hear themselves talk.’”

— Iain M. Banks, ‘Use of Weapons’

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https://achrilock.com/2023/11/941/

November 22, 2023 by achrilock

“Seeing the blue sky was supposed to be good for you. That was why they built hospitals on the surface; everything else was under the surface of the ice. The outer walls of the hospital were painted bright red, so that they would not be attacked by enemy aircraft.”

— Iain M. Banks, ‘Use of Weapons’

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https://achrilock.com/2023/11/857/

November 17, 2023 by achrilock

“Damn people. Damn others. Damn there being other people.”

— Iain M. Banks, ‘Use of Weapons’

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https://achrilock.com/2023/11/773/

November 16, 2023 by achrilock

“You could see anything in the rain. The individual drops became streaks with the slowness of the eye; they merged and re-emerged as ciphers for the shapes you carried inside you; they lasted less than a heartbeat in your sight and they went on forever.”

— Iain M. Banks, ‘Use of Weapons’

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https://achrilock.com/2023/11/748/

October 31, 2023 by achrilock

“That which is given can also be taken away.”

— Iain M. Banks, ‘Use of Weapons’

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https://achrilock.com/2023/10/402/

October 29, 2023 by achrilock

“That’s the way they prefer to work; offering life, you see, rather than dealing death. You might call them soft, because they’re very reluctant to kill, and they might agree with you, but they’re soft the way the ocean is soft, and, well; ask any sea captain how harmless and puny the ocean can be.”

— Iain M. Banks, ‘Use of Weapons’

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https://achrilock.com/2023/10/358/

October 27, 2023 by achrilock

“The way to a man’s heart is through his chest!”

— Iain M. Banks, ‘Use of Weapons’

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https://achrilock.com/2023/10/332/

October 25, 2023 by achrilock

“‘Well,’ said Unaha-Closp’s voice, ‘that sounds like a lot of fun. And what if things go badly?’”

— Iain M. Banks, ‘Consider Phlebas’

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https://achrilock.com/2023/10/275/

October 20, 2023 by achrilock

“I’m sorry if what I’ve shown you has upset you, Jernau Gurgeh, but I didn’t want you to leave here thinking the Empire was just a few venerable game-players, some impressive architecture and a few glorified nightclubs.”

— Iain M. Banks, ‘The Player of Games’

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https://achrilock.com/2023/10/134/

October 19, 2023 by achrilock

“Certain species in the galaxy are at war. Choices become limited. One does things one would not normally do.”

— Iain M. Banks, ‘Consider Phlebas’

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https://achrilock.com/2023/10/103/