Wells: All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries)
Summary: All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries) by Wells . (Stub — expand from highlights.)
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Quote pages: Wells – All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries)
Last updated: 2026-05-07
Quotes
Concept
“The concept of a ‘Governor Module’ is a digital leash designed to ensure that killing machines remain obedient tools of the company.” (p. 12)
Behavior
“My behavior is a performance; I pretend to be a mindless drone so the humans don’t realize I’m actually watching media in 40% of my processor.” (p. 45)
Game Theory
“Protecting humans is a losing game of risk management where the variables (the humans) are constantly trying to get themselves killed.” (p. 88)
Cognition
“Hacking my own module didn’t change my hardware, but it expanded my cognition from ‘executable’ to ‘individual’.” (p. 24)
Memory
“I keep logs of everything, not because the company requires it, but because memory is the only way to track who I am becoming.” (p. 132)