The Life of the Mind Quotes

“It’s hard to sell the official story to people who can see things for themselves.”
― John Scalzi, The Life of the Mind

“The good news is I peed before going to sleep.”
― John Scalzi, The Life of the Mind

“Anyway, I might have just gone on about porn too long.”
― John Scalzi, The Life of the Mind

“he didn’t exactly have the “programmer” look to him, if you know what I mean. He’d be the programmer’s boss. The one they hated. The one who made them work on holidays.”
― John Scalzi, The Life of the Mind

“Picking you to have your brain plucked out of your body is not my idea of a favor, some part of my brain said. Good point, brain, I thought, ignoring that I was now speaking to myself.”
― John Scalzi, The Life of the Mind

“Not that I expected him to know; he didn’t exactly have the “programmer” look to him, if you know what I mean. He’d be the programmer’s boss. The one they hated. The one who made them work on holidays.”
― John Scalzi, The Life of the Mind

“If God or gods existed, and this was all they put together for eternal life, I wasn’t very impressed with their user experience.”
― John Scalzi, The Life of the Mind

“It’s not exactly surprising that staying sane is useful when trying to hit performance markers.”
― John Scalzi, The Life of the Mind

“Oh, and maybe I should say what my name is. Just for the record. It’s Rafe. Rafe Daquin. I’m Rafe Daquin, and I’m a brain in a box. Hi.”
― John Scalzi, The Life of the Mind

“I had a feeling that as long as I didn’t admit to murdering adorable kittens in front of children, I was going to get the gig.”
― John Scalzi, The Life of the Mind