“They administered pain-control hypnosis and something they called “compensatory neural stimulation,” but trust me, none of it did a damned thing...sort of like giving you two aspirin before setting you on fire.”
― Crimson Worlds Collection I
― Crimson Worlds Collection I
“No Sith remain,” Tashu says. “And the lone Jedi that exists—the son of Anakin Skywalker—possesses an untouchable soul.”
― Aftermath
― Aftermath
“Piper hadn’t seen V as described by Heather, but she’d seen another of Meyer’s favorites: a rather violent film called District 9. Those aliens had basically run out of intergalactic gas and parked their ship above Johannesburg. Maybe this was like that.”
― Invasion
― Invasion
“[11:49] JPL: What we can see of your planned cut looks good. We’re assuming the other side is identical. You’re cleared to start drilling.
[12:07] Watney: That’s what she said.
[12:25] JPL: Seriously, Mark? Seriously?”
―
[12:07] Watney: That’s what she said.
[12:25] JPL: Seriously, Mark? Seriously?”
―
“The new officer AIs were the state of the art in quasi-sentient computers, and the designers had decided that giving them a soothing, human-sounding voice and an active personality would reduce stress on officers in the field. I can’t speak to the psychology of the officer corps in general, but the damned thing creeped me out. And it talked too much.”
― Crimson Worlds Collection I
― Crimson Worlds Collection I
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