Я, Робот
Evidence
"First,whatmakesyouthinkthatQuinn-thismanofcertainstanding,youknow-wasn’thoodwinkingyou,inordertogetyoutodoexactlywhatyouaredoing?"
"Whyitseemsscarcelylikelythatareputablepersonwouldendangerhimselfinsoridiculousafashion,ifheweren’tconvincedhewereonsafeground."
TherewaslittlehumorinByerley’seyes,"Youdon’tknowQuinn.Hecouldmanagetomakesafegroundoutofaledgeamountainsheepcouldnothandle.Isupposebeshowedtheparticularsoftheinvestigationheclaimstohavemadeofme?"
"Enoughtoconvincemethatitwouldbetootroublesometohaveourcorporationattempttodisprovethemwhenyoucoulddosomoreeasily."
"ThenyoubelievehimwhenhesaysInevereat.Youareascientist,Dr.Lanning.Thinkofthelogicrequired.Ihavenotbeenobservedtoeat,therefore,InevereatQ.E.D.Afterall!"
"Youareusingprosecutiontacticstoconfusewhatisreallyaverysimplesituation."
"Onthecontrary,IamtryingtoclarifywhatyouandQuinnbetweenyouaremakingaverycomplicatedone.Yousee,Idon’tsleepmuch,that’strue,andIcertainlydon’tsleepinpublic.Ihavenevercaredtoeatwithothers–anidiosyncrasywhichisunusualandprobablyneuroticincharacter,butwhichharmsnoone.Look,Dr.Lanning,letmepresentyouwithasuppositiouscase.SupposingwehadapoliticianwhowasinterestedindefeatingareformcandidateatanycostandwhileinvestigatinghisprivatelifecameacrossodditiessuchasIhavejustmentioned.