Tom Holt said this quote

After all, what else is scientific enquiry of any sort other than a controlled version of banging one's head against the universe until something gives?

~ Tom Holt

Necessity is the mother of invention, which probably explains why invention’s father left home on the pretext of buying a newspaper and hasn’t been heard of since.

~ Tom Holt

When you're about to die, your whole life's supposed to flash before your eyes. When you fall in true love, on the other hand, what you see in the twinkling of an eye is your entire future.

~ Tom Holt

He believes it’s time to redesign Evil from the ground up; to face the challenges and opportunities of a diverse, rapidly changing society.“He’s thinking of calling it,” said Miss Gold, “New Evil.

~ Tom Holt