Dennis E. Taylor Quotes

Hmm, I’m trying to remember now. Of all of us here, everyone who didn’t participate in a war that virtually destroyed the human race, please raise your hand.” I raised a hand, and waited a moment to see if anyone else would have the gall to do so.

Unfortunately, Bobs as a rule had too much common sense to get stuck with the duty, and I had too much of a sense of duty to listen to my common sense. I couldn’t walk away and leave an empty seat representing the Bobiverse; so here I was, once again listening to a snarling, self-centered, self-absorbed, self-righteous herd of bozos.

The carnage was unbelievable.

I was blank for a moment, then I laughed. “So you’re monitoring the monitors.

The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand.

I don’t think he approved of my VR for some reason,

Yep. Just when you start to get ahead in the rat race, the universe delivers bigger rats.

I always wanted to be a bad influence.

I dismissed my VR and frame-jacked up to maximum. At this level, I could sense jitter in my perceptions as my hardware attempted to pixelate reality.

She was right, of course, but what was the point of being a curmudgeon if you couldn’t curmudge?

fire has most of the qualities of life but is not alive.

That was Ambassador Gerrold, the delegate from New Zealand, a former Aussie. For whatever reason, he had never liked dealing with me. I was mystified by his animosity, as there didn’t seem to be any reason for an attitude, pro or con.

Not mathematically possible,” ANEC replied. “All actions have risks. Most inactions even more so.

FAITH is all about nice, easily packaged black-and-white answers. Even if they’re factually wrong.

And of course, if they pass a law, it's legal. And therefore ethical.