John Thomas Sladek
The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only more expensive.Collection: Future
An artist's life is supposed to lead toward his masterpiece, not away from it.Collection: Art
Today's robots are very primitive, capable of understanding only a few simple instructions such as 'go left', 'go right', and 'build car'.Collection: Simple
R-4 got stuck on the First Law. "Can anyone really protect a human being from all harm whatever?" it thought. "No. It is inevitable that all humans must be injured, contract illnesses and ultimately die. The future can only be averted for humans who are already dead. Ergo..." It took a dozen cops to subdue R-4, after his blood orgy in a department store (83 dead, none injured).Collection: Blood