# Quote — Alastair Reynolds, Revelation Space

> For whatever reason, I am now fully conscious. Perhaps all beta-levels are capable of this, or perhaps my sheer connectional complexity ensured that I exceeded some state of critical mass. I have no idea. All I know is that I think, and therefore I’m exceedingly angry.

- Author: [Alastair Reynolds](https://www.leafyquotes.com/alastair-reynolds.md)
- Book: [Revelation Space](https://www.leafyquotes.com/alastair-reynolds/revelation-space.md)
- Page: 364
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/alastair-reynolds/revelation-space/for-whatever-reason

## More from this book

> “A splendidly inept thing,” Sylveste said, nodding despite himself.
>
> “What?”
>
> “The human capacity for grief. It just isn’t capable of providing an adequate emotional response once the dead exceed a few dozen in number. And it doesn’t just level off—it just gives up, resets itself to zero. Admit it. None of us feel a damn about these people.”

p. 323 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/alastair-reynolds/revelation-space/a-splendidly-inept.md)

> “I don’t know.” That was typical Sajaki; like all the genuinely clever people Sylveste had met he knew better than to feign understanding where none existed.

p. 357 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/alastair-reynolds/revelation-space/i-dont-know.md)

> I was going to call it a mistake, but you could argue that there are no mistakes in war, only fortunate and less fortunate events.

p. 220 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/alastair-reynolds/revelation-space/i-was-going.md)