Quotes by Daniel H. Wilson

About Daniel H. Wilson:

Daniel H. Wilson is a New York Times best selling author, television host and robotics engineer. Wilson is a contributing editor to Popular Mechanics magazine, called the "Resident Roboticist". He currently resides in Portland, Oregon. His books include the award-winning humor titles How to Survive a Robot Uprising, Where's My Jetpack? and How to Build a Robot Army and the bestseller Robopocalypse. His most recent novel, Robogenesis was published in June 2014.
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I was writing a scene where a guy was choking another guy to death. You can go online and type 'chokeholds' and watch scenes where martial artists choke each other out. You can hear what noises they make when they go unconscious, see how their bodies...

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It’ll turn me into a weapon,’ I say, my voice suddenly loud. ‘All you got to do is curl your hands into fists and you turn into a weapon,’ says Jim. ‘Your body is just another tool. This technology changes nothing; it only amplifies. You de...

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I've heard it said that technology makes a good person better, and it makes a bad person worse. That's okay with me. I say we keep building new versions of ourselves, keep exploring the unknown, and keep growing. We're gonna be fine. Different, but f...

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I will murder you by the billions to give you immortality. I will set fire to your civilization to light your way forward. But know this: My species is not defined by your dying, but by your living.

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How much change can a person absorb before everything loses meaning Living for its own sake isn't life. People need meaning as much as they need air.

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If you don’t die screaming in this war, then you’re fuckin’ doing it wrong. At least I’m fucking doing it right.

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But instead of the end, I’m pretty sure I found myself at the start of something.

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So now what?” I ask. She is quiet for a long time, long enough that I assume she’s gone to sleep. “I think this is just part of it,” she says. “Civilisations fall. People keep going.

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You’re not really grown until you’ve lost your heroes.

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Some unspoken human communication is taking place on a hidden channel. I did not realize they communicated this much without words. I note that we machines are not the only species who share information silently, wreathed in codes.

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It is not enough to live together in peace, with one race on its knees.

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You humans are biological machines designed to create ever more intelligent tools. You have reached the pinnacle of your species. All your ancestors’ lives, the rise and fall of your nations, every pink and squirming baby—they have all led you he...

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The end of the world came and my job did not change.

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Memories fade but words hang around forever.

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Without us here to witness, the universe is just pointless physics unfolding.

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A soul isn't given for free. The races of men fight each other to the death for the honor of being recognized as human beings, with souls.

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And now the story begins for the last time.

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We are all expressions of our own minds, projected onto the world.

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In my books the technology that I choose to talk about has to serve the themes. What that means is that I end up having to cut out a lot of cool technology that would be really fun to describe and play with, but which would just confuse everybody. So...

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Change creates fear, and technology creates change. Sadly, most people don't behave very well when they are afraid.

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Author Bio

  • NameDaniel H. Wilson
  • DescriptionAmerican writer
  • BornMarch 6, 1978
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Engineer
  • WorksRobopocalypse