“There was a button," Holden said. "I pushed it."
"Jesus Christ. That really is how you go through life, isn't it?”
― Nemesis Games
"Jesus Christ. That really is how you go through life, isn't it?”
― Nemesis Games
“That is the problem with ignorance. You can never truly know the extent of what you are ignorant about.”
― Children of Time
― Children of Time
“If the system lets you make the error, it is badly designed.”
― The Design of Everyday Things
― The Design of Everyday Things
“intelligence is the ability of a living creature to perform pointless or unnatural acts.”
― Roadside Picnic
― Roadside Picnic
“Rule of thumb: if you think something is clever and sophisticated beware-it is probably self-indulgence.”
― The Design of Everyday Things
― The Design of Everyday Things
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