"I'm afraid I have. If there's one constant in the Multiverse, it's that humans never quite run out of ways to destroy their own worlds—and for 'humans' you may very well substitute any alien race you like. Sentience seems to come part and parcel with an instinct toward self-destruction." A pause. "That's terribly morbid. I'm sorry."
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"I'm afraid I have. If there's one constant in the Multiverse, it's that humans never quite run out of ways to destroy their own worlds—and for 'humans' you may very well substitute any alien race you like. Sentience seems to come part and parcel with an instinct toward self-destruction." A pause. "That's terribly morbid. I'm sorry."