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Experience is algorithmically incompressible. — Ted Chiang

He considers intelligence to be a means, while I view it as an end in itself. — Ted Chiang

If those scientists could come up with some way to turn off the jerk circuit in guys' brains, I'd be all in favor of that. — Ted Chiang

For the first time, he knew night for what it was: the shadow of the earth itself, cast against the sky. After — Ted Chiang

If you could see your whole life laid out in front of you, would you change things? — Ted Chiang

save our emotional responses for real life. — Ted Chiang

We don't normally think of it as such, but writing is a technology. — Ted Chiang

Maturity means seeing the differences, but realizing they don't matter. There's no technological shortcut. Adesh — Ted Chiang

Despite knowing the journey and where it leads, I embrace it and welcome every moment — Ted Chiang

Pragmatism avails a savior far more than aestheticism. — Ted Chiang

when Neil finally bled to death, he was truly worthy of salvation. And God sent him to Hell anyway. Ethan — Ted Chiang

There have always been arguments showing that free will is an illusion: some based on hard physics, others based on pure logic. — Ted Chiang

For people like him, Hell was where you went when you died, and he saw no point in restructuring his life in hopes of avoiding that. And — Ted Chiang

Four things do not come back: the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity. — Ted Chiang

Brain damage is never a good idea, no matter what your friends say. — Ted Chiang

Unconditional love asks nothing, not even that it be returned. — Ted Chiang

I am a lover of beauty, he of humanity. Each — Ted Chiang

The familiar was far away, while the bizarre was close at hand. — Ted Chiang

Well if you already know how the story goes, why do you need me to read it to you?"

" 'Cause I wanna hear it! — Ted Chiang

The prospect of living without interference, living in a world where windfalls and misfortunes were never by design, held no terror for him. — Ted Chiang

True beauty is what you see with the eyes of love, — Ted Chiang

[T]hey gave thanks that they were permitted to see so much, and begged for forgiveness for their desire to see more. — Ted Chiang

It is no coincidence that "aspiration" means both hope and the act of breathing. — Ted Chiang

Sometimes, it's good to wait. The anticipation makes it more fun when you get there. — Ted Chiang

What Gentzen had done was prove the obvious by assuming the doubtful. — Ted Chiang

He means the Word: the sentence that, when uttered, would destroy the mind of the listener. — Ted Chiang

Nothing erases the past. There is repentance, there is atonement, and there is forgiveness. That is all, but that is enough. — Ted Chiang

You'll do what makes you happy, and that'll be all I ask for. — Ted Chiang

Contemplate the marvel that is existence, and rejoice that you are able to do so. — Ted Chiang

The universe began as an enormous breath being held. I am glad that it did ... until this great exhalation is finished, my thoughts live on. — Ted Chiang

I am a lover of beauty, he of humanity. — Ted Chiang

In this way Hassan lived the happiest of lives until he was overtaken by death, breaker of ties and destroyer of delights. — Ted Chiang

People are nice to me because of how I like, and part of me likes that, but part of me feels guilty because I haven't done anything to deserve it. — Ted Chiang

Living with you will be like
aiming for a moving target; you'll always be further along than I expect. — Ted Chiang

The answer was simple. It was the difference between sympathy and empathy. Carl — Ted Chiang

Perhaps the only permanent solution would be a more liberal Parliament, but it is beyond my expertise to suggest how we might bring that about. — Ted Chiang