I am a scientist. I do not believe in gods or demons. — Ryk E. Spoor

"But you know there’s always that nagging set of voices out there worried that someone is doing something bad with that freedom—and of course the problem is, sometimes they’re right."

"If you’re a sensible man, you get in the habit of being very cautious of making extreme pronouncements when one’s in the sciences, especially when it’s not your core field."

"People don’t mind poking into other people’s business—they just don’t want other people poking into theirs."

"Your problem, you pea-brained, overbearing, pompous crayfish, is that you think you have any idea of what you’re dealing with."

"Well, like many fanatic creeds, if you accept the basic postulates, you can make a twisted sense out of anything."

"Living creatures are essentially biological carbon-based nanotech."