Spin is a science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer Robert Charles Wilson. It was published in 2005 and won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2006. It is the first book in the Spin trilogy, with Axis published in 2007 and Vortex published in July 2011.
“We're all born strangers to ourselves and each other, and we're seldom formally introduced.”
Robert Charles Wilson book Spin
Variant: Don’t be upset. The world is full of surprises. We’re all born strangers to ourselves and each other, and we’re seldom formally introduced.
Source: Spin (2005), p. 438
“It never fails to astonish me,” Carol said. “The tenacity of love.”
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Source: Spin (2005), p. 403
“An honest book is almost as good as a friend.”
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Source: Spin (2005), p. 261
“The world is what it is and won’t be bargained with.”
Robert Charles Wilson book Spin
Source: Spin (2005), p. 62
“He’s exactly what she wants. He’s the last thing she needs.”
Robert Charles Wilson book Spin
Source: Spin (2005), p. 72
“I don’t believe money is evil, but it can be terribly corrosive.”
Robert Charles Wilson book Spin
Source: Spin (2005), p. 225
“Everybody falls, and we all land somewhere.”
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Source: Spin (2005), p. 1 (opening words)
“We’ll do what life always does—defy expectations.”
Robert Charles Wilson book Spin
Source: Spin (2005), p. 451
“It was the kind of experience, Molly said, that would grow calluses on an angel’s ass.”
Robert Charles Wilson book Spin
Source: Spin (2005), p. 204
