Similarly, knowledge of the future was incompatible with free will. What made it possible for me to exercise freedom of choice also made it impossibl…

- Ted Chiang

Science fiction is very well suited to asking philosophical questions; questions about the nature of reality, what it means to be human, how do we kn…

- Ted Chiang

Brain damage is never a good idea, no matter what your friends say.

- Ted Chiang

Women who work with animals hear this all the time: that their love for animals must arise out of a sublimated child-rearing urge. Ana's tired of the…

- Ted Chiang

It is a misconception to think that during evolution humans sacrificed physical skill in exchange for intelligence: wielding one's body is a mental a…

- Ted Chiang

Nothing erases the past. There is repentance, there is atonement, and there is forgiveness. That is all, but that is enough.

- Ted Chiang

Physics admits of a lovely unification, not just at the level of fundamental forces, but when considering its extent and implications. Classification…

- Ted Chiang

Contemplate the marvel that is existence, and rejoice that you are able to do so.

- Ted Chiang

Four things do not come back: the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity.

- Ted Chiang