Robert J. Sawyer - "Calculating God", 2000

How do you define God? Like this. A God I could understand, at least potentially, was infinitely more interesting and relevant than one that defied comprehension.

General principles should not be based on exceptional cases.

Honor does not have to be defended.

The right things to do are those that keep our violence in abeyance; the wrong things are those that bring it to the fore.

Not wanting to die was another universal constant, it seemed.

Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.

- Robert J. Sawyer - "Calculating God", 2000