126 Quotes by Daniel H. Wilson

It’s hard to guess how smart the machines are, but a good rule of thumb is that they’re always smarter than you think.

I've heard it said that technology makes a good person better, and it makes a bad person worse. That's okay with me. I say we keep building new versions of ourselves, keep exploring the unknown, and keep growing. We're gonna be fine. Different, but fine.

The end of the world came and my job did not change.

You’re not really grown until you’ve lost your heroes.

But instead of the end, I’m pretty sure I found myself at the start of something.

It's hard to wipe your eyes when you have whirring buzzsaws for hands.

So now what?” I ask.She is quiet for a long time, long enough that I assume she’s gone to sleep.“I think this is just part of it,” she says. “Civilisations fall. People keep going.

Stay alert. Pay attention to your robotic staff. Watch for the following signs in the days and weeks before your robots run amok. Sudden lack of interest in menial labor. Unexplained disappearances. Unwillingness to be shut down. Repetitive stabbing movements. Constant talk of human killing.

I will murder you by the billions to give you immortality. I will set fire to your civilization to light your way forward. But know this: My species is not defined by your dying, but by your living.