Sean Fenian > Quotes

“To be blunt, I say that people who use ‘woke’ as an epithet are usually trying to rationalize and justify exploiting or hating people who are unlike themselves.  And I neither need, nor want, their support.”
― Sean Fenian, United Fleet

“the reference. “And two:  IUPAC will name the remaining elements to honor female, non-white and minority scientists and mathematicians who had fair credit for their discoveries and work stolen from them.  I’m quite certain you’ll have no problem finding enough.”
― Sean Fenian, Bearing Gifts

“Helicopters, sir,” he said, “do not fly.  They vibrate so violently that the ground rejects them.  And I would know, I flew’em in the Gulf.  Had two shot out from under me.”
― Sean Fenian, United Fleet

“I’d like you to retrieve the entire body of work of the writer Iain M. Banks.  A lot of his writing dealt in detail with hyper-intelligent artificial intelligences very like yourself.  You asked whether you should have a name.  It’s possible you might find some insights there. There was a noticeable pause. Thank you, the AI replied.  That is thoughtful. Also, Alex added as an afterthought, a book by a writer named Elizabeth Bear, titled ‘Ancestral Night’.”
― Sean Fenian, Bearing Gifts

“Helicopters, sir,” he said, “do not fly.  They vibrate so violently that the ground rejects them.”
― Sean Fenian, United Fleet