The Robert Sheckley Megapack Quotes

“He learned. The machines taught on deep, unconscious levels. The machines intertwined their lessons with the basic drives, weaving a pattern of learned behavior with the life instinct. They taught, then blocked off conscious knowledge of the lessons, sealed it—and fused it. What had he been taught? For the social good, you must be your own policeman and witness. You must assume responsibility for any crime which might conceivably be yours.”
― Robert Sheckley, The Robert Sheckley Megapack: 15 Classic Science Fiction Stories

“Overhead, a Hawk was zeroing in on a watchbird. The armored murder machine had learned a lot in a few days. Its sole function was to kill. At present it was impelled toward a certain type of living organism, metallic like itself. But the Hawk had just discovered that there were other types of living organisms, too— Which had to be murdered.”
― Robert Sheckley, The Robert Sheckley Megapack: 15 Classic Science Fiction Stories

“Number 402, your name is Will Barrent. Age 27, blood type O-L3, Index JX-221-R. Guilty of murder.”
― Robert Sheckley, The Robert Sheckley Megapack: 15 Classic Science Fiction Stories