Curiosity Killed the Cast/Quotes

Ignorance killed the cat, sir. Curiosity was framed.

—C. J. Cherryh

Our motivation at this point I will leave to psychologists to decide.

—The Narrator, At the Mountains of Madness

What's that over there? I guess I'll have to take a look.

—Random Victim, Violent Shit

3 little kiddies playing in the park
Said the first kiddie, let's go home before it gets dark
the first two went on their merry way home.
The third stayed playing. All alone
Come here little child, come to me!
The bushes whispered softly
They say curiosity killed the cat...

—My secret Note #1, Cry of Fear

In the algorithm of survival, the need to escape outweighs the need to check things out.

—Sam Starfall,  Freefall #02271