Survival, it turned out, wasn’t the same as living.

If all we are is what people think we are, then we’re all screwed.

Was there really so much hatred in the universe, so much prejudice, even among people who claimed to be unbiased? Had this always been true?

If all we are is what people think we are, then we're all screwed.

In the real world, they told you who to be, not the other way around.