Alastair Reynolds Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: b. March 13, 1966
Birthday: March 13
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.
source: Alastair Reynolds (2002). “Revelation Space”, p.278, Penguin
topic: Zero, Giving Up, Grief, Emotional Response, Human Capacity
