“It didn't take a synthetic mind to decipher Caleb Shepperd, just a human one." ~ #1001”

“And theres no synthetic owners manual? His lips twitched, smile threatening to break into a grin. A joke. He wasnt funny. Do you come with an owners manual, Captain? Because Id like to study your t...”

“And there’s no synthetic owners manual?” His lips twitched, smile threatening to break into a grin. A joke. He wasn’t funny. “Do you come with an owners’ manual, Captain? Because I’d like to study ...”

“His men had begun gathering the wounded or stunned into a small group some distance back up the slope. Here and there an animal or human stirred, but not many. There were few cries of pain or fear ...”

“There comes a point when you either embrace who and what you are, or condemn yourself to be miserable all your days. Other people will try to make you miserable; don't help them by doing the job yo...”

“A good science fiction story should be able to predict not the automobile but the traffic jam.”