We humans have millions of years of evolutionary baggage that makes us regard competition in a deadly light.

All evil and good is petty before Nature. Personally, we take comfort from this, that there is a universe to admire that cannot be twisted to villainy or good, but which simply is.

He claimed that nearby gun thunder cleared the mind - but most everybody else agreed it made you daft.

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

Effective translation of natural languages comes awfully close to requiring a sentient translator program.

Hexapodia as the key insight...I haven't had a chance to see the famous video from Straumli Realm, except as an evocation. (My only gateway onto the Net is very expensive.) Is it true that humans have six legs?

Peregrine Wickwrackscar was flying. A pilgrim with legends that went back almost a thousand years-and not one of them could come near to this!