“Monkey brains, had been Crake’s opinion. Monkey paws, monkey curiosity, the desire to take apart, turn inside out, smell, fondle, measure, improve, trash, discard – all hooked up to monkey brains, an advanced model of monkey brains but monkey brains all the same. Crake had no very high opinion of human ingenuity, despite the large amount of it he himself possessed.”
― Oryx and Crake
― Oryx and Crake
“Watch out for art, Crake used to say. As soon as they start doing art, we’re in trouble.”
― Oryx and Crake
― Oryx and Crake
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