There’re limits to what civilized people can bring out into the open, no matter how savagely they can speculate. - Algis Budrys

Even so, we're the only animal whose signals can't be trusted by its own kind." He smiled. "Except for thee and me, of course.

“Can I drive you down to your house?”
The man flicked an expressive glance along the car’s length and shook his head. “Thanks. I’ll walk. There’s still a law of averages.”
And you can take that phrase and carve it on Humanity’s headstone, Fay thought bitterly, but did not reply.

Engineers do not particularly like PR men.