Quote by: Iain Banks

On Earth one of the things that a large proportion of the locals is most proud of is this wonderful economic system which, with a sureness and certainty so comprehensive one could almost imagine the process bears some relation to their limited and limiting notions of either thermodynamics or God, all food, comfort, energy, shelter, space, fuel and sustenance gravitates naturally and easily away from those who need it most and towards those who need it least. Indeed, those on the receiving end of such are often harmed unto death by its arrival, though the effects may take years and generations to manifest themselves.


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Author Bio


  • NameIain Banks
  • DescriptionScottish writer
  • AliasesIain M. Banks
  • BornFebruary 16, 1954
  • DiedJune 9, 2013
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionScience Fiction Writer; Novelist