Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain Quotes

“Without limitations, how does one find satisfaction?”
― A. Lee Martinez, Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain

“The voice on the other end said, “Lord Mollusk, we’ve lost China.” “Define lost.” “It’s not there anymore, sir.” “Well, that’s no good, is it?” I said. “No, sir. We thought you should know.” “Yes, I’ll look into it. Mollusk out.”
― A. Lee Martinez, Emperor Mollusk versus the Sinister Brain

“I stand corrected. Yours is a far superior arbitrary system of governance.”
― A. Lee Martinez, Emperor Mollusk versus the Sinister Brain

“Do these robots looked armed? And I was talking to the dinosaur. Were you worried he would discuss me to death?”
― A. Lee Martinez, Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain

“The Pluvian philosopher kings had suggested that there was no good or bad. There were only order and chaos, and by the laws of physics, entropy was bound to come out on top. But to not fight against chaos was still the ultimate sin because it was a tacit betrayal of the foundations of all sentient life-forms everywhere. And a universe without life was entirely pointless while a universe with life was only mostly pointless. And in a mostly pointless universe, having to decide whether to wallow in defeat or go forward toward certain defeat, there wasn't much choice at all.”
― A. Lee Martinez, Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain

“Relations between Terra and Luna had been strained since the Lunans had eaten Neil Armstrong in 1960.”
― A. Lee Martinez, Emperor Mollusk versus the Sinister Brain

“I emitted an ultrasonic signal. The beast climbed off her and scampered to my side. “Good girl, Snarg.” I patted her between the antennae, and she squeaked. Zala stood. “By the hidden moon, what is that?” “My pet ultrapede.” “I wouldn’t expect you to have a pet.” “Snarg was a gift of the ambassador of the Undersphere. She’s the fiercest ultrapede ever bred for the royal family. How could I turn down a gift like that?”
― A. Lee Martinez, Emperor Mollusk versus the Sinister Brain

“We have to destroy the radioactive brain of Madame Curie.”
― A. Lee Martinez, Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain

“Destroy knowledge?" I said. "The only point of existence, if there is one at all, is in the accumulation of the collective intelligence of the sentient beings of the universe."

"Even dangerous intelligence?"

"Intelligence is neutral. Application is everything."

She sighed. "Says the evil genius."

"Evil is a relative term.”
― A. Lee Martinez, Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain

“To all the usual folks: Mom, Sally, Nik, Russell, the DFWWW, my agent, my editor, Orbit Books, the people who buy the books, Optimus Prime, and the rest. You’re still just as important as you ever were and this is a lot easier because of you. To Atomic Robo, for keeping my love of comic books alive and well. And to Victor Von Doom.”
― A. Lee Martinez, Emperor Mollusk versus the Sinister Brain

“I’ve never believed in destiny. My personal philosophy is one of feigned entropic denial.”
― A. Lee Martinez, Emperor Mollusk versus the Sinister Brain

“I thought you said everything would be fine.” “I also thought storing my most dangerous technology on a dimensionally unstable island full of mutant dinosaurs would be safe. Much as it pains me to admit it, I do make my share of mistakes.” I”
― A. Lee Martinez, Emperor Mollusk versus the Sinister Brain

“We Venusians are sturdier than that. One can’t even become part of the Protectorate until we’ve survived, naked and unarmed, in the harshest jungles of Venus. Only after a warrior crawls into civilization wearing the pelt of the fearsome screeching five-horned fiend do they pass the test.”
― A. Lee Martinez, Emperor Mollusk versus the Sinister Brain

“in a moment of indulgence, I’d had my face carved in Mount Rushmore, so I wasn’t one to judge.”
― A. Lee Martinez, Emperor Mollusk versus the Sinister Brain