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‘To be like Captain Kirk, whose name means church, and Lieutenant Uhura, whose name means freedom,’ Alma agreed. ‘It’s an intoxicating combination, that. The Church of Freedom. Science fiction defined in a single phrase, I would say. A
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“Slice the gray stuff up, Phoenix thinks. Put those circuits in place and give them room to grow and let’s see what the human brain can do with ’em. And you may as well put hinges on that piece of my skull you’re cutting out, ’cause you can bet that when Sitech or Omniware comes up with something new to add, I’ll want that installed, too. You’ve only got one life to live, right? So why waste it on outdated ’ware?”
― This Alien Shore
― This Alien Shore
“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
― Jingo
― Jingo
“The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence, if they lack understanding. On the whole, men are more good than bad; that, however, isn’t the real point. But they are more or less ignorant, and it is this that we call vice or virtue; the most incorrigible vice being that of an ignorance that fancies it knows everything and therefore claims for itself the right to kill. The soul of the murderer is blind; and there can be no true goodness nor true love without the utmost clear-sightedness.”
― La peste
― La peste
“Female Chemical name for Iron Man”
― The Complete Uxbridge English Dictionary: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
― The Complete Uxbridge English Dictionary: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
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