Without question, the notion of the doctor as a legitimate fee-for-service entrepreneur, making his fortune from misfortunes of his patients, is old-fashioned, distasteful, and doomed.
Michael CrichtonThe notion that the natural world obeys its own rules and doesn't give a damn about your expectations comes as a massive shock. But the natural world is not so malleable. On the contrary, it will demand that you adapt to it - and if you don't, you die.
Michael CrichtonLiving systems are never in equilibrium. They are inherently unstable. They may seem stable, but theyโre not. Everything is moving and changing. In a sense, everything is on the edge of collapse.
Michael CrichtonReaders probably haven't heard much about it yet, but they will. Quantum technology turns ordinary reality upside down.
Michael CrichtonSometimes I think man needs to feel a special position within nature, and this leads him to believe that he is either specially hated by other animals or specially cherished. Instead of the truth, which is that he's just another animal on the plain. A smart one, but just another animal.
Michael Crichton