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Iain Banks Quotes

I’ve always loved Scotland, and I’m not a huge fan of big cities, to be honest. I like them to dip into for a bit, but I’m not sure I would want to live in one again Picture Quote #1

By the usual reckoning, the worst books make the best films Picture Quote #1

I wouldn’t like to be a character in one of my books! Picture Quote #1

Dead Air’ is full of rants; it’s a rant-based book. Yes, it’s self-indulgence. I plead guilty; mea culpa Picture Quote #1

There are no gods, we are told, so I must make my own salvation Picture Quote #1

One should never regret one’s excesses, only one’s failures of nerve Picture Quote #1

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I am not being obtuse. You are being paranoid Picture Quote #1

Science fiction is trying to find alternative ways of looking at realities Picture Quote #1

I just think people overvalue argument because they like to hear themselves talk Picture Quote #1

What is any achievement, however great it was, once time itself is dead? Picture Quote #1

Empathize with stupidity and you’re halfway to thinking like an idiot Picture Quote #1

Something in your voice tells me we approach the question of remuneration Picture Quote #1

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As long as a film stays unmade, the book is entirely yours, it belongs to the writer. As soon as you make it into a film, suddenly more people see it than have ever read the book Picture Quote #1

I’m saying with very few exceptions nothing lasts forever, and among those exceptions, no work or thought of man is numbered Picture Quote #1

The trouble with writing fiction is that it has to make sense, whereas real life doesn’t Picture Quote #1

Any theory which causes solipsism to seem just as likely an explanation for the phenomena it seeks to describe ought to be held in the utmost suspicion Picture Quote #1

He knew all the answers. Everybody did. Everybody knew everything and everybody knew all the answers. It was just that the enemy seemed to know better ones Picture Quote #1

I think the easiest people to fool are ourselves. Fooling ourselves may even be a necessary precondition for fooling others Picture Quote #1

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After doing extensive research, I can definitely tell you that single malt whiskies are good to drink Picture Quote #1

... there came a point when if a conspiracy was that powerful and subtle it became pointless to worry about it Picture Quote #1

As a writer, you get to play, you get alter time, you get to come up with the smart lines and the clever comebacks you wish you’d thought of Picture Quote #1

All you ever were was a little bit of the universe, thinking to itself. Very specific; this bit, here, right now. All the rest was fantasy Picture Quote #1

One of the advantages of having laws is the pleasure one may take in breaking them Picture Quote #1

Perdition awaits at the end of a road constructed entirely from good intentions, the devil emerges from the details and hell abides in the small print Picture Quote #1

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Look at these humans! How could such glacial slowness even be called life? An age could pass, virtual empires rise and fall in the time they took to open their mouths to utter some new inanity! Picture Quote #1

I am, as I have always been, of the opinion that while the niceties of normal moral constraints should be our guides, they must not be our masters Picture Quote #1

The combination of modern ordnance and outdated tactics had, as usual, created enormous casualties on both sides Picture Quote #1

What is all your studying worth, all your learning, all your knowledge, if it doesn’t lead to wisdom? And what’s wisdom but knowing what is right, and what is the right thing to do? Picture Quote #1

Technology determines the possibilities of society. It doesn't matter whether you start out from a fascist state or a communist state or a free market state Picture Quote #1

Oh, they never lie. They dissemble, evade, prevaricate, confound, confuse, distract, obscure, subtly misrepresent and willfully misunderstand with what often appears to be a positively gleeful relish and are generally perfectly capable of contriving to give one an utterly unambiguous impression of their future course of action while in fact intending to do exactly the opposite, but they never lie. Perish the thought Picture Quote #1

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I’ve always loved Scotland, and I’m not a huge fan of big cities, to be honest. I like them to dip into for a bit, but I’m not sure I would want to live in one again (Iain Banks Quotes) By the usual reckoning, the worst books make the best films (Iain Banks Quotes) I wouldn’t like to be a character in one of my books! (Iain Banks Quotes) Dead Air’ is full of rants; it’s a rant-based book. Yes, it’s self-indulgence. I plead guilty; mea culpa (Iain Banks Quotes) There are no gods, we are told, so I must make my own salvation (Iain Banks Quotes) One should never regret one’s excesses, only one’s failures of nerve (Iain Banks Quotes) I am not being obtuse. You are being paranoid (Iain Banks Quotes) Science fiction is trying to find alternative ways of looking at realities (Iain Banks Quotes) I just think people overvalue argument because they like to hear themselves talk (Iain Banks Quotes) What is any achievement, however great it was, once time itself is dead? (Iain Banks Quotes) Empathize with stupidity and you’re halfway to thinking like an idiot (Iain Banks Quotes) Something in your voice tells me we approach the question of remuneration (Iain Banks Quotes) As long as a film stays unmade, the book is entirely yours, it belongs to the writer. As soon as you make it into a film, suddenly more people see it than have ever read the book (Iain Banks Quotes) I’m saying with very few exceptions nothing lasts forever, and among those exceptions, no work or thought of man is numbered (Iain Banks Quotes) The trouble with writing fiction is that it has to make sense, whereas real life doesn’t (Iain Banks Quotes) Any theory which causes solipsism to seem just as likely an explanation for the phenomena it seeks to describe ought to be held in the utmost suspicion (Iain Banks Quotes) He knew all the answers. Everybody did. Everybody knew everything and everybody knew all the answers. It was just that the enemy seemed to know better ones (Iain Banks Quotes) I think the easiest people to fool are ourselves. Fooling ourselves may even be a necessary precondition for fooling others (Iain Banks Quotes) After doing extensive research, I can definitely tell you that single malt whiskies are good to drink (Iain Banks Quotes) ... there came a point when if a conspiracy was that powerful and subtle it became pointless to worry about it (Iain Banks Quotes) As a writer, you get to play, you get alter time, you get to come up with the smart lines and the clever comebacks you wish you’d thought of (Iain Banks Quotes) All you ever were was a little bit of the universe, thinking to itself. Very specific; this bit, here, right now. All the rest was fantasy (Iain Banks Quotes) One of the advantages of having laws is the pleasure one may take in breaking them (Iain Banks Quotes) Perdition awaits at the end of a road constructed entirely from good intentions, the devil emerges from the details and hell abides in the small print (Iain Banks Quotes) Look at these humans! How could such glacial slowness even be called life? An age could pass, virtual empires rise and fall in the time they took to open their mouths to utter some new inanity! (Iain Banks Quotes) I am, as I have always been, of the opinion that while the niceties of normal moral constraints should be our guides, they must not be our masters (Iain Banks Quotes) The combination of modern ordnance and outdated tactics had, as usual, created enormous casualties on both sides (Iain Banks Quotes) What is all your studying worth, all your learning, all your knowledge, if it doesn’t lead to wisdom? And what’s wisdom but knowing what is right, and what is the right thing to do? (Iain Banks Quotes) Technology determines the possibilities of society. It doesn't matter whether you start out from a fascist state or a communist state or a free market state (Iain Banks Quotes) Oh, they never lie. They dissemble, evade, prevaricate, confound, confuse, distract, obscure, subtly misrepresent and willfully misunderstand with what often appears to be a positively gleeful relish and are generally perfectly capable of contriving to give one an utterly unambiguous impression of their future course of action while in fact intending to do exactly the opposite, but they never lie. Perish the thought (Iain Banks Quotes)

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