Quantum Night Quotes

“You know the difference between a psychopath and a homeopath?” She shook her head. “Some psychopaths do no harm.”
― Robert J. Sawyer, Quantum Night

“We’ve known since 2007 that there’s superposition in chlorophyll, for instance. Photosynthesis has a ninety-five percent energy-transfer efficiency rate, which is better than anything we can engineer. Plants achieve that by using superposition to simultaneously try all the possible pathways between their light-collecting molecules and their reaction-center proteins so that energy is always sent down the most efficient route; it’s a form of biological quantum computing.”
― Robert J. Sawyer, Quantum Night

“plural of Homo sapiens?” I rattled off all seven syllables: “Homines sapientes.” The kid didn’t miss a beat. “Now you’re just making shit up.”
― Robert J. Sawyer, Quantum Night

“eye investigating Big Julie’s demise orders a “martinus.” “Don’t you mean martini?” asks the bartender. And the detective snaps back, “If I wanted two, I’d ask for them.” “Homo sapiens is singular,” I said. “There’s no such thing as”
― Robert J. Sawyer, Quantum Night

“¨Kayla replied, ´And we---or the p-zeds, at any rate---copy indiscriminately, without reflection. And if the person they´re coyping is a psychopath, then their behavior ends up being de facto psychopathic, too.´ ¨”
― Robert J. Sawyer, Quantum Night