In certain video games, it is impossible to win. All you can do is survive as long as you can, piling up points, until you are eventually dragged down and killed.
More quotes by Larry Niven
The moral of this story is, anything you don’t understand is dangerous until you do understand it.
Tell them the universe is too complicated a toy for a sensibly cautious being to play with.
The Gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools.
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