Chris Campbell

“Cats don’t drink cocktails,” I said. “Cats don’t shoot lasers from their eyes, either, but here we are, Carl. Mama needs a night off.”
― Matt Dinniman, Carl's Doomsday Scenario

“So are you conscious?” The alien robot—the skin the Miller construct was using—shrugged. It was strange how well the gesture translated. “Don’t know. Seems like I’m acing my Turing test, though.” Elvi thought about it and nodded. “Fair enough.” “So”
― James S.A. Corey, Cibola Burn

“He also carried that whiff of unearned arrogance that seems to cling to those who crave authority for the sheer sake of power.”
― Blake Crouch, The Last Town

“The people who have power over you are weak too. They shit and bleed and worry that their children don’t love them anymore. They’re embarrassed by the stupid things they did when they were young that everyone else has forgotten. And so they’re vulnerable. We all define ourselves by the people around us, because that’s the kind of monkey we are. We can’t transcend it. So when they watch you, they hand you the power to change what they are too.”
― James S.A. Corey, Tiamat's Wrath