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"Technological civilizations don’t last long. Youre all right until you get a printing press. Then a race starts between technology and common sense. And maybe technology always wins."
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Jack McDevittCharlie was not a believer. He did not expect to be called to account — Jack McDevitt
"Charlie was not a believer. He did not expect to be called to account and assigned a score for what he had done or left undone. His parents had believed in a mechanical world, a place of evolving hardware and software, no deities need apply. We just haven’t figured it all out yet, his father was fond of saying. Things get more complex and we don’t know why. But that doesn’t mean we have to ascribe it to divine providence."
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Jack McDevitt
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Jack McDevitt is an American science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology. Most of his books concern either galactic relic hunters Alex Benedict and Chase Kolpath or superluminal space pilot Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins. McDevitt has received numerous nominations for Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell awar
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"At night the sea is very loud, And voices ride the tide. At another time, in another place, Beneath the silent moon, We laughed together."
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"He was usually easygoing, one of those guys with little respect for authority because of a conviction that people in charge tend to do stupid things."
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"Never confuse perfection with production. People who don’t make mistakes aren’t doing anything."
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"“Most of my business comes from picking up the pieces when people get things wrong.” She grinned. “I’ll never lack for work.”"
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"Ev was a careful man, a model of caution. He took pride in not committing to a view until all the facts were in. Which meant, of course, that he was never quite on board. Or in opposition."
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