A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1)

by Vernor Vinge

Whole, you say? Think. We both know how souls do battle within, the little rationalizations, the great unknowings. You think you’ve killed the other, but whence comes your recent confidence? What you’re doing is exactly what Tyrathect would do now. All thought is yours now, but the foundation is her soul. And whatever you think, it’s the little school teacher who won!’