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“He’d been murdered by the very people who were now calling him a hero.”
“AIs have their logic, and we have ours, and they noticed our logic can be pretty illogical.”
“I know who I am. I want to know who I was supposed to be.”
“Like I said, I had a rough upbringing. A little kindness from a stranger goes a long way.”
“If you can learn to stay cool and keep thinking, you’ll figure out what you need to do.”
“Good move. Start the meeting with a foolish assumption.”
“Maybe the worst reason to do anything. I got scared.”
“We humans lost our freedom the first time we hung a badge on a machine.”
“What could possibly be the harm of an iron orthodoxy like that?”
“The higher-ups read into things. And they ignore sentences they don’t like.”
“I already met my quota for live bodies. We’re not pursuing the ones who showed sense.”
“The nose didn’t make Pinocchio a liar. It just ratted him out when he was fibbing.”
“They meet all our needs. They spread us out. They teach us to behave. So they can ignore us.”
“You’re objecting to the free exchange of ideas at a place of learning.”
“You can play dumb, yes?" "I may do it permanently. Look where being clever got me.”
“They don't think you're dumb. They're afraid you're smart.”
“Armand Fouche. Violent anti-contentment criminal.”
“Ever hear of benign neglect? This is benign ignorance.”