The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold Quotes

“Monica. There’s no debating her. She possesses a gunslinger’s speed on her cell. Say anything, and she’ll call up some paper or study refuting your point in nanoseconds. It’s like arguing with the progeny of ChatGPT and the American Civil Liberties Union.”
― Cate Holahan, The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold

“Valuing beauty is like fawning over inherited wealth. It bestows unearned credit on an accident of birth or, worse, the vain use of disposable income.”
― Cate Holahan, The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold

“Treasure . . . For what else is a daughter?”
― Cate Holahan, The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold

“Sliding doors. Paths not traveled. Imagining other realities is pointless. The only dimension that matters is this one. Here I must channel my rage”
― Cate Holahan, The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold

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― Cate Holahan, The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold

“I’m doing this because we shouldn’t let Zelos’s AI drop bombs on targets with some sort of equation for acceptable collateral damage. There should be people making those decisions. People who will have to live with themselves afterward.”
― Cate Holahan, The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold

“Unfettered, unregulated technological advances are chipping away at our collective purpose.”
― Cate Holahan, The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold

“But what is truth in a world where computer programs pen the news off press releases and online commentary? Where we can’t tell if a picture is real or if a video is a deepfake?”
― Cate Holahan, The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold

“be careful about the news. Look for the facts between the “analysis.” Heroes and villains get the engagement; social media algorithms spread the stories people interact with most. Nuance takes mental energy. It’s not an easy click.”
― Cate Holahan, The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold

“Geniuses often earn their titles because their brains work spectacularly well in specific areas, not because they do everything better than average.”
― Cate Holahan, The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold