Dave

“There was no shortage of perspectives. The noosphere seethed with scenarios ranging from utopian to apocalyptic.”
― Peter Watts, Blindsight

“That quieted her down a little bit. But after a while, she said: “Do you need transportation? Tools? Stuff?” “Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bombs,” I said. “We have a protractor.”
― Neal Stephenson, Anathem

“So many things constrain us, from so many directions. The most altruistic and sustainable philosophies fail before the brute brain-stem imperative of self-interest. Subtle and elegant equations predict the behavior of the quantum world, but none can explain it. After four thousand years we can't even prove that reality exists beyond the mind of the first-person dreamer. We have such need of intellects greater than our own.”
― Peter Watts, Blindsight

“For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love. —CARL SAGAN”
― Matt Haig, The Humans