# Quote — Alastair Reynolds, Chasm City

> “Is he dangerous?
>
> “Anyone who lies for a living is dangerous.”

- Author: [Alastair Reynolds](https://www.leafyquotes.com/alastair-reynolds.md)
- Book: [Chasm City](https://www.leafyquotes.com/alastair-reynolds/chasm-city.md)
- Page: 485
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alastair_Reynolds#Chasm_City_(2001)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/alastair-reynolds/chasm-city/is-he-dangerous

## More from this book

> “Is there anyone in Chasm City she hasn’t deceived?”
>
> “Possibly, somewhere, but only as an extreme theoretical possibility.”

p. 481 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/alastair-reynolds/chasm-city/is-there-anyone.md)

> Evolution doesn’t greatly care about what happens to creatures once they’ve passed on their genetic heritage.

p. 332 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/alastair-reynolds/chasm-city/evolution-doesnt-greatly.md)

> “Don’t tell me you aren’t the slightest bit curious, Norquinco.”
>
> “I hope you burn in hell, Sky Haussmann.”
>
> “I’ll take that as a yes.”

p. 562 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/alastair-reynolds/chasm-city/dont-tell-me-you.md)