David Lagercrantz Quotes

What had he said about machines?”Block was not entirely sure about that. Something about their eventually being able to think, something which the woman said was at odds with the Christian view of things, just like his sexual inclinations.

~ David Lagercrantz

We're equal before the law - if we pay the same amount

~ David Lagercrantz

The apple was meant to take away the bitter taste, perhaps,” he said.“I imagine that Mr. Turing wasn’t exactly looking for a taste experience,” said Corell.“Man always tries to limit his suffering.

~ David Lagercrantz

A man who can make love with another man can also make love with the enemy.

~ David Lagercrantz

Your uncompromising attitude makes people feel pathetic. Your very existence reminds them just how much they’ve sold out, and the more you’re acclaimed, the punier they themselves appear. When it’s like that, the only way they can fight back is by dragging you down. The bullshit gives them back a little bit of dignity – at least that’s what they imagine.

~ David Lagercrantz

You could probably call the whole thing an ordinary love story.

~ David Lagercrantz

Young people are meant to go off the rails politically, aren’t they? And there are certainly far worse things one can do than dream about equality.

~ David Lagercrantz

Those who are different, also have a tendency to think differently.

~ David Lagercrantz

People are so unnecessarily negative about envy. It really ought to be struck off the list of deadly sins.

~ David Lagercrantz

The capacity of computers is doubling every eight months. It's exponential development. I think it's a real threat, actually, that a computer one day will be more intelligent than us.

~ David Lagercrantz

I have the deepest respect for Eva Gabrielsson and all she has gone through, but I also know that I make maybe her sad, and I am sad about that, but I make so many other people happy.

~ David Lagercrantz