Little fish risking everything for a piece of godhood...and not knowin…

Vernor Vinge
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Little fish risking everything for a piece of godhood...and not knowing heaven from hell, even when they find it. ✨ Vernor Vinge (2010). A Fire Upon The Deep, p.93, Macmillan
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So much technology, so little talent. ✨ Vernor Vinge (2011). Rainbow's End, p.52, Pan Macmillan
The illusion of self-awareness. Happy automatons, running on trivial programs. I'll bet you never guess. From the inside, how can you? ✨ Vernor Vinge (2010). A Fire Upon The Deep, p.255, Macmillan
He claimed that nearby gun thunder cleared the mind - but most everybody else agreed it made you daft. ✨ Vernor Vinge (2010). A Fire Upon The Deep, p.373, Macmillan
I never guessed I could cry so hard my face hurt. ✨ Vernor Vinge (2010). A Fire Upon The Deep, p.258, Macmillan

Little fish risking everything for a piece of godhood...and not knowing heaven from hell, even when they find it. ✨ Vernor Vinge (2010). A Fire Upon The Deep, p.93, Macmillan

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