Tom Holt
Tom Holt
Thomas Charles Louis "Tom" Holtis a British novelist. In addition to fiction published under his own name, he writes fantasy under the pseudonym K. J. Parker...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth13 September 1961
nice sick support
Among the gods, there is a dispute as to which one of them originally thought of Christianity; or, as they call it, the Great Leg Pull. Apollo has the best claim, but a sizeable minority support Pluto, ex-God of the Dead, on the grounds that he has a really sick sense of humour. How would it be, suggested the unidentified god, if first we tell them all to love their neighbour, pack in the killing and thieving, and be nice to each other. Then we let them start burning heretics.
beautiful girl dying
It was irritating to have one's physical shortcomings pointed out quite so plainly twice in one evening, once by a beautiful girl and once by a dying badger.
problem havens knows
Everything is out there if you know how to find it, and have the patience. I don't and haven't, but that's my problem
giving enquiry banging
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?
choices matter given
Human beings can get used to virtually anything, given plenty of time and no choice in the matter whatsoever.
beautiful believe love-is
Love is an optical illusion that makes you believe the object of your affection is the most beautiful person in the world.
thinking wife orthodoxy
Descartes' immortal conclusion cogito ergo sum was recently subjected to destruction testing by a group of graduate researchers at Princeton led by Professors Montjuic and Lauterbrunnen, and now reads, in the Shorter Harvard Orthodoxy: (a) I think, therefore I am; or (b) Perhaps I thought, therefore I was; but (c) These days, I tend to leave that side of things to my wife.
technology incentives ugly
New technology is useful, but it's inefficient and ugly; it knows it'll be obsolete by lunchtime tomorrow, so it has no incentive to be anything else
perfect tea style
American-style iced tea is the perfect drink for a hot, sunny day. It's never really caught on in the UK, probably because the last time we had a hot, sunny day was back in 1957.