Quotes from The Neutronium Alchemist

Peter F. Hamilton ·  1273 pages

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“Lawyers had abolished the simple concept of right and wrong, turning it into degrees of guilt.”
― Peter F. Hamilton, quote from The Neutronium Alchemist


“Memories do not hurt, they only influence.”
― Peter F. Hamilton, quote from The Neutronium Alchemist


“Interpretation though the filters of ideology has always been one of our race’s curses.”
― Peter F. Hamilton, quote from The Neutronium Alchemist


“we exist to protect the majority so they can run around living their lives as decently and as best they can.”
― Peter F. Hamilton, quote from The Neutronium Alchemist


About the author

Peter F. Hamilton
Born place: in Rutland, England, The United Kingdom
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