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Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Money is a sign of poverty.

Money is a sign of poverty. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: I'm saying with very few exceptions nothing lasts

I'm saying with very few exceptions nothing lasts forever, and among those exceptions, no work or thought of man is numbered. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: But such consummate skill, such ability, such adaptability,

But such consummate skill, such ability, such adaptability, such numbing ruthlessness, such a use of weapons when anything could become weapon . . . — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: All reality seemed to hinge on those infinitesimal

All reality seemed to hinge on those infinitesimal bundles of meaning. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: The ignobility of thought and action that desperation

The ignobility of thought and action that desperation born of indigence produces. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Escape is a commodity like anything else.

Escape is a commodity like anything else. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: I'm a fucking starship; I'm allowed to cheat.

I'm a fucking starship; I'm allowed to cheat. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Mocking the wisdom that comes with age is

Mocking the wisdom that comes with age is a fit sport only for those who expect never to attain much of it themselves — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: [T]here can be a form of vanity in

[T]here can be a form of vanity in grief that is indulged rather than suffered. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: The Fate had moved, or had been moved,

The Fate had moved, or had been moved, thirty light years in less than a picosecond. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Living either never has any point, or is

Living either never has any point, or is always its own point; being a naturally cheery soul, I lean towards the latter. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: I had nightmares I thought were really horrible

I had nightmares I thought were really horrible until I woke up and remembered what reality was at the moment. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Division was the only order.

Division was the only order. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: He might come in useful.''Yeah. So's a broken

He might come in useful.'
'Yeah. So's a broken leg if you want to kick yourself in the back of the head. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain Banks: I'm not a great believer in awards-of course

I'm not a great believer in awards-of course the fact that I've never won one has nothing to do with it at all! — Iain Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain Banks: I'm from out of town, he said breezily.

I'm from out of town, he said breezily. This was true. He'd never been within a hundred light-years of the place. — Iain Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain Banks: I'm a devoted husband. That must strike you

I'm a devoted husband. That must strike you as totally deviant. — Iain Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain Banks: I'm an only child so am happy with

I'm an only child so am happy with my own company and I don't really get lonely. — Iain Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: What is any achievement, however great it was,

What is any achievement, however great it was, once time itself is dead? — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Patience can be a means of letting matters

Patience can be a means of letting matters mature to a proper state for action, not just a way of letting time slip away. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Faith is belief without reason; we operate on

Faith is belief without reason; we operate on reason and nothing but. I have zero faith in my crew, just absolute confidence. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Thing about emergencies," he said, sounding weary. "Rarely

Thing about emergencies," he said, sounding weary. "Rarely occur when they'd be convenient. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: one may be partially owned by another or

one may be partially owned by another or others by having to sell one's labor or talents to somebody with the means to buy them. In — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Neeporlax presented something of a contrast.

Neeporlax presented something of a contrast. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: the rich just bribe their way out. So

the rich just bribe their way out. So yes, as far as the rulers are concerned, it works. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Conscious cooperation was more efficient than feral competition?

Conscious cooperation was more efficient than feral competition? — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Reason shapes the future, but superstition infects the

Reason shapes the future, but superstition infects the present. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: There came a point when if a conspiracy

There came a point when if a conspiracy was that powerful and subtle it became pointless to worry about it. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Ancient, vicious, discredited ideas backed with adolescent war

Ancient, vicious, discredited ideas backed with adolescent war mania. It's — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Because I do enjoy winning, because I do

Because I do enjoy winning, because I do have something nobody can copy, something nobody else can have; I'm me; I'm one of the best. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: So basically you're sticking around to watch us

So basically you're sticking around to watch us all fuck up ?"
"Yes. It's one of life's few guaranteed constants. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: The trouble with writing fiction is that it

The trouble with writing fiction is that it has to make sense, whereas real life doesn't. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: He thought the common people must be remarkably

He thought the common people must be remarkably stupid if they believed all this nonsense. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: I had high hopes for that girl, but

I had high hopes for that girl, but too much of that sort of nonsense and I think her intelligence will explosively dismantle — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: His jaw was slack and his mouth open,

His jaw was slack and his mouth open, and he wondered if perhaps he would drown eventually; drowned by the falling rain. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: The swirling mist lay in the bottom of

The swirling mist lay in the bottom of such great bowls like a broth of dreams. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Sometimes what goes without saying is best said

Sometimes what goes without saying is best said anyway. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Us with our busy, busy little lives, finding

Us with our busy, busy little lives, finding no better way to pass our years than in competitive disdain. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: I don't need a tie for gravitas.

I don't need a tie for gravitas. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Strange that people are happy to adopt epithets

Strange that people are happy to adopt epithets they would fight to the death to throw off had they been imposed. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: [A]ll her hardships had been self-inflicted and recreational

[A]ll her hardships had been self-inflicted and recreational in the past. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Like a berserk raptor thrown into a nest

Like a berserk raptor thrown into a nest of hibernating kittens ... — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Myself," said the drone sniffily, "I have never

Myself," said the drone sniffily, "I have never been able to see what virtue there could be in something that was eighty percent water. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Apparently I am what is known as an

Apparently I am what is known as an Unreliable Narrator, though of course if you believe everything you're told you deserve whatever you get. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: If this goes badly and I make a

If this goes badly and I make a crater, I want it named after me! — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Holse wasn't about to get involved in any

Holse wasn't about to get involved in any theological arguments. He looked serious and nodded, hoping this would do. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: That's why you can destroy them, win an

That's why you can destroy them, win an argument, prove the other person wrong, and still they believe what they did in the first place." He — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: The History Of The Universe In Three WordsCHAPTER

The History Of The Universe In Three Words
CHAPTER ONE
Bang!
CHAPTER TWO
sssss
CHAPTER THREE
crunch.
THE END — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: In life you hoped to do what you

In life you hoped to do what you could but mostly you did what you were told and that was the end of it. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: But then, as she knew too well, the

But then, as she knew too well, the more fondly we imagine something will last forever, the more ephemeral it often proves to be. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: The good soldier did as he was told,

The good soldier did as he was told, and if he had any sense at all volunteered for nothing, especially promotion. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: The smell was that of a sewer under

The smell was that of a sewer under an abattoir. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Twice, in the depths of the sleeping ship,

Twice, in the depths of the sleeping ship, he almost killed somebody. One of those times, it was somebody else, — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Individual is obsolete. That's why life is so

Individual is obsolete. That's why life is so comfortable for us all. We don't matter, so we're safe. No one person can have any real effect anymore. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: The birds disturbed from the network of waterways

The birds disturbed from the network of waterways beneath the barges wheeled in the sky, calling plaintively. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: I knew I might die, but I was

I knew I might die, but I was prepared to risk that; it was almost romantic. Somehow it never occurred to me it might entail privation and suffering. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: had nightmares I thought were really horrible until

had nightmares I thought were really horrible until I woke up and remembered what reality was like at the moment, — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: A guilty system recognizes no innocents.

A guilty system recognizes no innocents. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Common misconception that; that fun is relaxing. If

Common misconception that; that fun is relaxing. If it is, you're not doing it right. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: All you ever were was a little bit

All you ever were was a little bit of the universe, thinking to itself. Very specific; this bit, here, right now. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: [I]f I suffered only one fool gladly, I

[I]f I suffered only one fool gladly, I assure you it would be you. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: This isn't Ospin! These aren't the Dataversities!

This isn't Ospin! These aren't the Dataversities! — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: We are a race prone to monsters, she

We are a race prone to monsters, she thought, and when we produce one we worship it. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Theirs is a civilization of deprivation; ours of

Theirs is a civilization of deprivation; ours of finely balanced satisfaction ever teetering on the brink of excess. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: just one more species, which would grow and

just one more species, which would grow and expand and then, finding the plateau phase all non-suicidal species eventually arrived at, settle down. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Some problems were generational; you just had to

Some problems were generational; you just had to wait for the relevant elders to die off and be replaced with more progressive types. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: When in Rome; burn it.

When in Rome; burn it. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: He felt great. spa'dassins digladiate; ziffidae and xebecs

He felt great. spa'dassins digladiate; ziffidae and xebecs contend! gol-iard dunking! — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: then there's nothing worse I can wish on

then there's nothing worse I can wish on you than to be exactly the fuckhead you so obviously are. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: A Mind could hold any set of facts

A Mind could hold any set of facts and opinions it wanted without having to tell anybody what it knew or thought, or why. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: But just because something does not have an

But just because something does not have an ending doesn't mean it doesn't have a conclusion. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: What's one more meaningless act of violence on

What's one more meaningless act of violence on that zoo of a planet?
It would be appropriate.
When in Rome; burn it. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: bipedal, oxygen-breathing carboniform

bipedal, oxygen-breathing carboniform — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Obsession is just what those too timorous to

Obsession is just what those too timorous to follow an idea through to its logical conclusion call determination. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: it was the night when people got paid

it was the night when people got paid and didn't have to work the next day, and so by tradition went out to get drunk and into fights. Then — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: We are such pathetic, fleshy things, so short

We are such pathetic, fleshy things, so short lived, swarming and confused. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: The Idirans themselves had evolved on their planet

The Idirans themselves had evolved on their planet Idir as the top monster from a whole planetful of monsters. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Well, in the end, there was no helping

Well, in the end, there was no helping this. Sometimes you just had to adopt the attitude summed up by, Too bad. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: The bomb lives only as it is falling.

The bomb lives only as it is falling. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: The trick, he supposed, was never to lose

The trick, he supposed, was never to lose sight of the theoretical possibility while not for a moment taking the idea remotely seriously. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Happily, I am not human, Parinherm thought, and

Happily, I am not human, Parinherm thought, and this is only a simulation. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: One believed what one was told to believe,

One believed what one was told to believe, what it made sense to believe. Unless one was a foreigner, of course, or a philosopher. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: One should never regret one's excesses, only one's

One should never regret one's excesses, only one's failures of nerve. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: It was rude, insulting and frequently infuriating, but

It was rude, insulting and frequently infuriating, but it made such a refreshing change from the awful politeness of most people. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Very little matters very much and almost nothing

Very little matters very much and almost nothing matters greatly. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: You could find out most things, if you

You could find out most things, if you knew the right questions to ask. Even if you didn't, you could still find out a lot. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Bob-nodded toward the open module door. After you.

Bob-nodded toward the open module door. After you. — Iain M. Banks

Iain M Banks Quotes By Iain M. Banks: Just because that was the start of a

Just because that was the start of a thousand sentimental stories didn't mean that it didn't actually happen. — Iain M. Banks