Rashmika could tell when anyone around her was lying. But seeing through her own deceptions was another matter entirely. - Alastair Reynolds

The mere fact that there could be danger in this is fascination in itself; almost an incentive to push further. That’s how you feel, isn’t it? Every argument they could use against you would only strengthen your resolve. Because knowledge makes you hungry, and it’s a hunger you can’t resist, even if you know that what you’re feasting on could kill you.

There’s nothing like a stupid, accidental death to remind you of the supreme futility of everything.

Pretty smart piece of thinkware by all accounts: full Turing compliance; about as clever as you can make a machine before you have to start giving it human rights.