“Reality went out the window the moment we started mediating sensory input through a nervous system. You want to actually perceive the universe directly, without any stupid scribbles or model-buildi...”

“I know, I know: it can be frustrating as hell. But people have an unfortunate habit of assuming they understand the reality just because they understood the analogy. You dumb down brain surgery eno...”

“You ever try holding, say, even a single chapter of a novel in your head? Consciously? All at once?”

“The neurological condition of echopraxia is to autonomy as blindsight is to consciousness.”

“Its kind of like a Zen thing. Like playing the piano, or being a centipede in Heaven.”

“Dogs are always going to come up short if you insist on defining them as a weird kind of cat.”

“Word of advice, the Colonel said from the other side. Dont tease the zombies.”

“Are we all just Dark Age doctors, swearing by our leeches? We crave a greater science. We want to be proven wrong.”

“I'm watching her talk. Watching her jaw move and collecting her words one by one as they spill from her lips. I don't deserve them. Her warm memories. I'd like to paint them over the bare plaster w...”

“Zombies can't believe the energy we waste on nonfood pursuits.”