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1 " Ours was not going to be a clone of the usual expeditions, oozing with sleekness. It was clear from the start that oddity was our advantage. "
― Tahir Shah , House of the Tiger King: The Quest for a Lost City
2 " To enslave an individual troubles your consciences, Archivist, but to enslave a clone is no more troubling than owning the latest six-wheeler ford, ethically. Because you cannot discern our differences, you assume we have none. But make no mistake: even same-stem fabricants cultured in the same wombtank are as singular as snowflakes. "
― David Mitchell , Cloud Atlas
3 " No one can tell the difference between a clone and a human. That's because there isn't any difference. The idea of clones being inferior is a filthy lie. "
― Nancy Farmer , The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1)
4 " It’s better to be individual than a clone of someone else. "
― Fennel Hudson , Fine Things - Fennel's Journal - No. 8
5 " What I'll think is that you are clearly, maddeningly not me. It will remind me, again, that you won't be a clone of me; you can be wonderful, a daily delight, but you won't be someone I could have created by myself. "
― Ted Chiang , Stories of Your Life and Others