He had used drugs and nanonic supplements to compensate at first, then supplements became replacements, with bones exchanged for carbon-fibre struts. Electrical consumption supplanted food intake. The...
The penalty for a long life is increasing resistance to change.
From small foundations of hope, empires can be built.
Ideology is a sick-soul-meme; it gnaws basic decency away until you can self-justify the most extreme acts as worthwhile to further the cause. Any cause.
[sic] his reaction was a sign of civilization. Nobody reaches for a gun anymore, just for his lawyer.
Interpretation though the filters of ideology has always been one of our race’s curses.
Interpretation through the filters of ideology has always been one of our race's curses.
Forty-two. Excuse me? I queried. Old joke, the cardinal admitted. The number of angels that can actually dance on a pinhead.
They know what we're planning, and we know what they're planning. But they don't know we know.
This act is a direct result of the oppression, both political and economic, imposed by our government. You crush hope. You destroy opportunity. You eradicate dignity. You do all that so you maintain y...
The biggest victory they can have is to change our lives. I am going to carry on exactly as before. Anything else is allowing them to win.
Societies only have waste products while acquiring fresh raw material remains a cheaper option than recycling.
Politicians see conspiracies everywhere
Typical case, educated way, way beyond her IQ, with ambition stronger than ability. She’s just another cause fascist, son, and that’s the worst kind; they always know they’re right. Anyone who dissent...
Random Acts of Kindness, he said. You need some in your life. Everybody does.No, I don't have much of a rak, but hey, this is the twenty-third century, you can get anything fixed if you have enough mo...
Humans can do anything if they have enough determination. And knowledge. Knowledge is the key to everything.
I used to be like that once. I never gave anybody a second chance. It’s a very sad way to live your life. Do you believe the dragons should provide patternform technology to humans? Yes, I do. Denise...
A large part of evolution is interaction. Isolation is not evolution; it is stagnation.
Killed fifteen men when I was in combat. Yeah, he was a nurse. Couldn’t read the label on the medicine bottle.
Think of it as an eight-dimensional onion.’ Justine straightened her back and gave her father an exasperated look. ‘Thanks, Dad. That’s helpful. I always think in those terms, it really helps a lot.
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