Sometimes, said General Morpurgo, taking her hand, dreams are all that separate us from the machines. - Dan Simmons

If there is a true secret to the universe, it is this...these first few seconds of warmth and entry and complete acceptance by one’s beloved.

And the sad fact is that all nanotech life out of our control—out of anyone's control. The essence of nanotech life's evolution is autonomy, self-will, and goals which have nothing to do with those of the harboring life form.
Humanity, you mean, said Lourdusamy.
Precisely.

Why am I seeking logic or sanity here? I'd asked myself at the moment. There hasn’t been any so far.