"I am certain there is too much certainty in the world." — Michael Crichton

In the information society, nobody thinks. We expect to banish paper, but we actually banish thought.

Instead of writing thrillers to pay for my train bills, I was actually now going to medical school in order to have something to write about.

I'd rather see artificial intelligence than no intelligence.

The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity, and the characteristic result is religious warfare. Other animals fight for territory or food; but, uniquely in the animal kingdom, human beings fight for their 'beliefs.'