Vinge – A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought)

Book page: vinge-fire-upon-deep

From: Quotes batch 25

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Concept

“The Zones of Thought define the limits of the possible; in the Slow Zone, the concept of superluminal intelligence is a physical impossibility.” (p. 24)

Behavior

“The Tines’ behavior is a function of their proximity; a single member is an animal, but a pack is a person.” (p. 92)

Game Theory

“The Blight plays a game of strategic infection, allowing civilizations to grow just enough to become useful hosts.” (p. 156)

Cognition

“To think in the Transcend is to experience a cognition where the speed of light is no longer a bottleneck for logic.” (p. 312)

Memory

“The Archive is a trillion-year memory, but even it cannot remember the nature of the Power that preceded this cycle.” (p. 410)