Rayner Quotes

“It was a brave old world.”

“It was a brave old world.”

“Well, that's just what I'm talking about. All Maslow would need to do is rub against your legs and start purring, and you'd immediately forget all this Hitler/Card nonsense. No one does PR like a cat. Why do you think I'm so desperate to hire him?”

“There's nothing wrong with giving up all your principles for a suitable financial reward. It is indeed the basis of our society.”

“Man created religion in order to avoid god.”

“To be a convincing story, you've got to know what you're talking about. In EVERY detail."-Rayner Unwin”

“One of the most interesting things about science fiction and fantasy is the way that the genres can offer different perspectives on matters to do with the body, the mind, medical technology, and the way we live our lives.”

“Winter arrived with December, and the world continued to suffer the loss of the Internet and most forms of communication. Supply chains were disrupted. The only mass form of personal communication was the letter, and postal workers were having their worst year ever, as they were actually meeded. Food was becoming scarcer and more expensive, as was fuel for vehicles and heating. Major cities experienced riots on a regular basis, spurred on by religious fervor and want. Civilization was on the brink of collapse.”

“But the more I think about it, the more I think PC words are a crock of shit. If I want to describe something using a stupid word, I should.”

“To live for the hope of something isn’t really living at all, and so, like a child putting away its toys and picking up a tool, he marched to Lyca’s bathroom, to shower off the stench of failure, soap up the death of hope, then wash away the ashes of his love for Daphne.”

“People who have so much of their personality invested in the Internet can’t really survive as whole individuals without it.”