I absolutely believe that a lot of the issues raised in 'Amped' about technology migrating into our bodies are issues that we're… — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
A soul isn't given for free. The races of men fight each other to the death for the honor of being recognized… — Daniel H. Wilson Death Copy Share Image
Robots should stand up for themselves and not try to be humans. They should either utterly destroy us or protect us from… — Daniel H. Wilson Aliens Copy Share Image
Human reactions to robots varies by culture and changes over time. In the United States we are terrified by killer robots. In… — Daniel H. Wilson Changes over time Copy Share Image
“So now what?” I ask. She is quiet for a long time, long enough that I assume she’s gone to sleep. “I… — Daniel H. Wilson Civilisation Copy Share Image
“Having these boys around town in feral packs is like leaving dynamite out in the sun-something mighty useful and powerful turned into… — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
For people who have been raised on text-based interactions, just speaking on the telephone can be high bandwidth to the point of… — Daniel H. Wilson Anxiety Copy Share Image
I absolutely don't think a sentient artificial intelligence is going to wage war against the human species. — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
I was writing a scene where a guy was choking another guy to death. You can go online and type 'chokeholds' and… — Daniel H. Wilson Art Copy Share Image
“I don't think. I react. My action is divorced from all emotion and logic. It isn't human or inhuman-it just is. I… — Daniel H. Wilson Choices Copy Share Image
I wrote a query letter to an editor - a friend of a friend. The editor called me an idiot, told me… — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
In the end, perhaps it will be the true romantics, not the nerds, who choose to flee from a world of impersonal,… — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
I wrote six nonfiction books before getting into narrative fiction with 'Robopocalypse,' including 'How to Survive a Robot Uprising.' My goal all… — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
Over the past 50 years we got versions of X-ray specs and space vacations, and even death rays. But the X-ray specs… — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
“It’ll turn me into a weapon,’ I say, my voice suddenly loud. ‘All you got to do is curl your hands into… — Daniel H. Wilson Good vs evil Copy Share Image
Right now, I think robots are where it's at. And yes, I'm biased. Robots and space, because with home rocket kits and… — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
“I will murder you by the billions to give you immortality. I will set fire to your civilization to light your way… — Daniel H. Wilson Apocalypse Copy Share Image
“These tools we love so much have burrowed under our skin like parasites...Making us smarter and stronger and always, always more dependent.” — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
“You know what you get when the mind and body act as one?...You get harmony...remember that. There is no you. There is… — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
“Each of the humans chests are always rising and falling; and they sway minutely in place as they perform a constant balancing… — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
“We live, and then forgetting -- we live yet again. Sometimes, the consequences of the past follow us across many lives.” — Daniel H. Wilson Forgetting Copy Share Image
It's hard to guess how smart the machines are, but a good rule of thumb is that they're always smarter than you… — Daniel H. Wilson Computers Copy Share Image
As a kid I wanted to write science fiction, and I was never without a book. Later I really got into being… — Daniel H. Wilson Book Copy Share Image
“I say we keep building new versions of ourselves, keep exploring the unknown, and keep growing. We’re gonna be fine. Different, but… — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
There are an endless number of things to discover about robotics. A lot of it is just too fantastic for people to… — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
In movies and in television the robots are always evil. I guess I am not into the whole brooding cyberpunk dystopia thing. — Daniel H. Wilson Brooding Copy Share Image
“A vision washes over my mind. Elena’s innocent face, inches away from mine, her arms tight around my neck. Somewhere, a dragon… — Daniel H. Wilson Dragon Copy Share Image
“I've heard it said that technology makes a good person better, and it makes a bad person worse. That's okay with me.… — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
“Look at us. Amps. We're morons smarter than Lucifer. Cripples stronger than gravity. A bunch of broke-ass motherfuckers stinking rich with potential.… — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
Luckily, unreasonable expectations go hand in hand with naive young scientists. The more naive the better - otherwise we would never have… — Daniel H. Wilson Audacity Copy Share Image
Some unspoken human communication is taking place on a hidden channel. I did not realize they communicated this much without words. I… — Daniel H. Wilson Code Copy Share Image
Zombies, vampires, Frankenstein's monster, robots, Wolfman - all of this stuff was really popular in the '50s. Robots are the only one… — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
“Because you are designed to want something that will hurt you. And you cannot help it...cannot stop wanting it. It is in… — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
“It's the technology, see? We can't get away from it. Anywhere you find people, you find it. Clever little contraptions. Cunning strategies.… — Daniel H. Wilson Human nature Copy Share Image
The fear of the never-ending onslaught of gizmos and gadgets is nothing new. The radio, the telephone, Facebook - each of these… — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
No matter how much kids beg to be treated like adults, nobody likes to let go of their childhood. You wish for… — Daniel H. Wilson Adults Copy Share Image
These days the technology can solve our problems and then some. Solutions may not only erase physical or mental deficits but leave… — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
There are no movie references that I can think of in 'Robopocalypse.' However, there are tons of personal references. For example, the… — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image