"Because she was designed human, before Nessus made her something else. Tanj him! Do you see what he did? He created god in his own image, his own id… - Larry Niven

"Because she was designed human, before Nessus made her something else. Tanj him! Do you see what he did? He created god in his own image, his own idealized image, and he got Teela Brown. "She's just what any puppeteer would give his soul to be. She can't be injured. She can't even be uncomfortable, unless it's for her own benefit.