Self-determination was a pain in the ass sometimes but it beat the alternative by a lot. - Martha Wells

Maybe exploring every possible outcome of each action in an inescapable loop of paranoia and anxiety wasn’t the most normal reaction-state but hey, if it was, there would be a lot fewer stupid murders.

There needs to be an error code that means “I received your request but decided to ignore you.”

Humans have a bad tendency to use weapons unnecessarily and indiscriminately. Of the many times I had been shot, a depressingly large percentage of hits had come from clients who were trying to “help” me.