Quotes from book
Axis

Axis is a science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer Robert Charles Wilson, published in 2007. It is a direct sequel to Wilson's Hugo Award-winning Spin, published two years earlier. The novel was a finalist for the 2008 John W. Campbell Award.

“The village muezzin called the faithful to prayer. Diane ignored the sound.”
Source: Axis (2007), Chapter 11 (p. 149)

“What we cannot remember, we must rediscover.”
Source: Axis (2007), Chapter 7 (p. 100; repeated on p. 355 at the end of the book)

“Fortune had done him few favors in the past, and he wasn’t sure he trusted it.”
Source: Axis (2007), Chapter 7 (pp. 92-93)

“Average people seldom talked about anything interesting and often hurt each other savagely.”
Source: Axis (2007), Chapter 8 (p. 107)

“You learning anything from this?”
Tyrell asked.
Turk stood up and brushed his hands. “Yeah. I'm learning that I know even less than I thought I did.”
Source: Axis (2007), Chapter 3 (p. 36)