We’re long on high principles and short on simple human understanding.

Life is a green madness just now, trying to squeeze the last bit of warmth from the season.

Another symptom of progress toward the Singularity: ideas themselves should spread ever faster, and even the most radical will quickly become commonplace.

I say, let's learn more and then speculate.

Pham Nuwen plunked himself down, stretching indolently.

One of his greatest talents was empathy; no sadist can aspire to perfection without that diagnostic ability.

Well, what do you know," Pham said. "Butterflies in jackboots.