Quotes from The Neutronium Alchemist

“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

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