"There is a saying that we provide the machines with an end, and they provide us with the means."

"“Tell me, suit, don’t you wonder if it’s all worth it?’ “If what’s all worth what?” it says, and I can hear that cond…"

"I’ve been thinking about the war a lot recently, and I think I’ve decided it’s wrong. We are defeating ourselves in w…"

"We created something a little closer to perfection than ourselves; maybe that’s the only way to progress. Let them tr…"

"“Nothing is sacred to you, Mr. Munro. You base your beliefs on the products of human thought, so it could hardly be o…"

"It’s very nearly 1989 but it’s midnight in the Dark Ages just the thickness of a book away, the thickness of a skull …"

"Reason shapes the future, but superstition infects the present."

"And coincidence convinces the credulous. Two things happen at the same time, or one after another, and we assume ther…"

"Of course they aren’t ready for it, of course we’ll spoil the place. Are they any more ready for World War Three? You…"

"It’s as if I drifted into this situation. I didn’t ever think about fighting or doing anything risky at all, not unti…"