And how many problems have been solved to date?” “We haven’t exterminated ourselves.” “You claim credit for that? I knew you had gall, but this is fa… - John Brunner

Get me a drink of water, please, and something to quiet my belly. It’s rumbling so much I can’t hear myself think.

I think," Chad grunted, "that if he [Shalmaneser, the computer] really is intelligent nobody will recognise the fact. Because we aren't.

How right you are.” She shivered. “Some of my colleagues at G2S, you know, live at Trianon, where they test new life-styles. And they boast about how their actions are monitored night and day, compare the advantages of various ultramodern bugs … I don’t know how they can stand it.