Pyramids (novel) Quotes

“No one knows the reason for all this, but it is probably quantum. (p. 3)”

“Just because fate throws you together doesn't mean fate's got it right. (p. 312)”

“That was extremely symbolic as well, although no one could remember what of. (p. 62)”

“Whatever his eyes were focused on wasn't occupying the usual set of dimensions. (p. 65)”

“The Sphinx is an unreal creature. It exists solely because it has been imagined. (p. 264)”

“He'd wanted changes. It was just that he wanted things to stay the same, as well. (p. 315)”

“The noise stopped, filling the air with the dark metallic clang of sudden silence. (p. 301)”

“When you die, the first thing you lose is your life. The next thing is your illusions. (p. 58)”

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“Camels gallop by throwing their feet as far away from them as possible and then running to keep up. (p. 175)”

“The important thing is not how many people you inhume, it's how many fail to inhume you. (pp. 20-21)”

“His mother, as far as he could remember, had been a pleasant woman and as self-centred as a gyroscope. (p. 29)”

“You scrimped and saved to send them to the best schools, and then they went and paid you back by getting educated. (p. 100)”

“The Ephebians made wine out of anything they could put in a bucket, and ate anything that couldn't climb out of one. (p. 226)”

“Seeing, contrary to popular wisdom, isn't believing. It's where belief stops, because it isn't needed any more.”

“It's a mistake trying to cheer up camels. You may as well drop meringues into a black hole. (p. 319) Quotes needing to be placed:”

“He [Ptaclusp] put his arms around his sons' shoulders.
"Lads", he said proudly. "It's looking really quantum"”

“Mere animals couldn't possibly manage to act like this. You need to be a human being to be really stupid. (p. 135)”

“Belief is a force. It's a weak force, by comparison with gravity; when it comes to moving mountains, gravity wins every time. (p. 202)”

“Ptraci didn't just derail the train of thought, she ripped up the rails, burned the stations and melted the bridges for scrap. (p. 243)”