Alastair Reynolds quotes - page 7
I had read in the story-cube that the speed of light was a universal limit; that in a thousand years of experimentation-despite any number of false dawns-no one had ever managed to circumvent it. This had made me feel hemmed in and claustrophobic-it was like being told I must never run or skip down the long, dreary corridors of the house, but must walk instead, with my neck straight and my hands held behind my back. I felt affronted, as if the speed of light was a personal assault on my liberty. Why should I not go as fast as I pleased? Why should I not skip and run? But I could no more explain why the speed limit existed than I could explain why two and two did not make five. It was simply the way things were, one of those rules-like the edict not to visit certain parts of the house-that were not to be questioned.
Alastair Reynolds
You owned the world when you were a young man, felt it like it was fashioned to fit your hands. You could do anything with it you wanted to. But the world kept changing, and sooner or later there came a day when it didn't feel like you were the one the world was interested in any more.
Alastair Reynolds
Alastair Reynolds
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Occupation: British Author
Born: March 13, 1966
Quotes count: 236
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