Zeromancer

“One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all.”
― Arthur C. Clarke

“One should die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

“Being smart spoils a lot of things, doesn't it?”
― Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs

“Being right too soon is socially unacceptable.”
― Robert A. Heinlein