The Skinner Quotes

“Satisfaction, for us, is only a brief thing. The man who acquires wealth does not reach a point where he has enough. Success for us is more like acceleration than speed. Interest cannot be maintained at a constant level.”
― Neal Asher, The Skinner

“The test of character was in what you did, not what you thought about doing.”
― Neal Asher, The Skinner

“The more miraculous a technology is, the more prone it is to catastrophic breakdown.”
― Neal Asher, The Skinner

“Satisfaction, for us, is only a brief thing. The man who acquires wealth does not reach a point where he has enough. Success for us is more like acceleration than speed. Interest cannot be maintained at a constant level.’ Let it wrap its antennae round that one, Janer thought. But the mind was quick with a reply. ‘You cannot stop, then?’ said the mind. ‘No,’ said Janer. ‘Except to die.”
― Neal Asher, The Skinner