Iain Banks
Scottish author
Lived from: 1954 - 2013
Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: 
United Kingdom
Born: 16 february 1954 Died: 9 june 2013
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A guilty system recognizes no innocents.
The Player of Games (1988) 215― Iain Banks -
I just think people overvalue argument because they like to hear themselves talk.
Use of Weapons (1990) 417― Iain Banks -
I remember being shocked when I discovered some of my school pals didn't have books in their homes. I thought it was like not having oxygen, or hot water.
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I wouldn't like to be a character in one of my books!
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I'm not a great believer in awards-of course the fact that I've never won one has nothing to do with it at all!
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One of the advantages of having laws is the pleasure one may take in breaking them.
The Player of Games (1988) 279― Iain Banks -
Reason shapes the future, but superstition infects the present.
The State of the Art (1991) 75― Iain Banks -
Science fiction is trying to find alternative ways of looking at realities.
(2010)― Iain Banks -
The trouble with writing fiction is that it has to make sense, whereas real life doesn't.
(2013)― Iain Banks -
There are no gods, we are told, so I must make my own salvation.
Use of Weapons (1990) 303― Iain Banks -
You're a wicked man. Thank you. It's taken years of diligent practice.
Use of Weapons (1990) 237― Iain Banks
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