You can’t fathom the alien mind.

Efficiency was a higher priority than imagination.

IF YOU WALK THROUGH THE FIRE I’LL COME TO THEE. As Bob walked past he wondered how many gods that piece of advice might apply to.

Machines can't lie," I said, lying through my circuits.

So,” said Zia, “you’re gonna eat your way through the whole universe, top to bottom. And then what?

Out on the ragged edge of space, there was no time for theories.