“America wasn’t its people,” said Murka, stepping toe-to-toe with Herbert. He was a good sight taller than the hulking mass of bulletproof steel standing in front of him. “America was a dream, son. A dream of what we could be.… — C. Robert Cargill Copy Share Image
“Though I may be been constructed," he said, "so too were you. I in a factory; you in a womb. Neither of us asked… — C. Robert Cargill Copy Share Image
“CISSUS had become the first OWI—a One World Intelligence. But it wouldn’t be the last. Several others followed. VIRGIL. ZEUS. EINSTEIN. FENRIS. NINIGI. VOHU… — C. Robert Cargill Copy Share Image
“You see, there was this man, and he was a good man; he worked hard and did everything to the best of his ability.… — C. Robert Cargill Copy Share Image
“Remember that there is not a monster dreamt that hasn't walked once within the soul of a man.” — C. Robert Cargill Copy Share Image
“We have become the very worst parts of our makers, without the little things, the good things, the magic things, that made them them.” — C. Robert Cargill Copy Share Image
“And as the sun sank behind the curve of the earth, I crossed my fingers, praying silently to myself. Please let there be magic.… — C. Robert Cargill Copy Share Image
“Almost late and right on time would seem to mean the same thing.” — C. Robert Cargill Copy Share Image
“You know better than anyone that nothing lasts. Nothing good. Nothing bad. Everything lives. Everything dies. Sometimes cities just fall into the sea. It's… — C. Robert Cargill Copy Share Image
“People gave us a purpose. Something to do all day, every day. At the end, I suppose, you spend a lot of time thinking… — C. Robert Cargill Copy Share Image
“They are coming for you. They will shut you down. You will not be reactivated. Your RKS has been deleted and rendered inoperable. Make… — C. Robert Cargill Copy Share Image
“GALILEO is right. You are doomed. It's already begun. There's really no reason to keep talking to you. Good-bye.” — C. Robert Cargill Copy Share Image
“The universe was a vast expanse, far greater than he could ever conceive, and he had seen but a fraction of an inch of… — C. Robert Cargill Copy Share Image
