They surely are condemned to Hell Who rule their lives by greed and lust And Satan waits for those as well Who in machines repose their trust. - John Brunner

You’ve been competing against the past, and that’s a contest no one can win because the past has all the advantages. We’ve forgotten all its fiddling little drawbacks: the lice, the skin infections, the disgusting personal habits and the rest of it.

He had many names, but one nature, and this unique nature made him subject to certain laws not binding upon ordinary persons. In a compensatory fashion, he was also free from certain other laws more commonly in force.

He had decided it was better to be a volcano than a man; at least one set no store by what one’s acts destroyed.