“To paraphrase Tolstoy, all rich places were alike, but each poor place was poor in its own way.” — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“If money is a science, then it is a dark science...it has gone on developing...by its own rules” — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“The goal was to find products that would keep on making money forever, long after the talent had been paid off and… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“But even if they did have that kind of money rattling around in their pockets, actually spending it would offend their native… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“The old stars-and-moons act was a good way to farm the unduly trusting. But the need to raise money in the first… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“The last year had been an education in how little having money really mattered. A rich Vagabond was a Vagabond still, and… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“. . . if money is a science, then it is a dark science, darker than alchemy. It split away from Natural… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“I hadn't known that,' I said. 'I always tend to assume there's an infinite amount of money out there.' 'There might as… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“He's rich," Jack muttered to Eliza, "or connected with rich persons." "Yes—the clothes, the coins ..." "All fakeable." "How do you know… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“The biggest machines, in those days, were already pushing the limits of what could be constructed on Arbre with reasonable amounts of… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“The people who'd made the system thus were jealous, not of money and not of power but of story. If their employees… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“Hollywood was merely a specialized bank—a consortium of large financial entities that hired talent, almost always for a flat rate, ordered that… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
I always tend to assume there's an infinite amount of money out there." There might as well be, "Arsibalt said, "but most… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“First, I must be getting the money on my side, because after magic wanes money is the most powerful thing on earth… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“Thousands of years ago, the work that people did had been broken down into jobs that were the same every day, in… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“Hacker with Bullhorn: "Save your money! Accept one of our free tanks! It is invulnerable, and can drive across rocks and swamps… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“We know the economics of these startups,” Eb says. “We begin with nothing but the idea. That’s what the NDA is for—to… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“I study dead languages for a living,” I said. “That’s why you hired me. Why should I be up to speed on your line… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share
“Other people - store clerks, burger flippers, software engineers, the whole vocabulary of meaningless jobs that make up Life in America - other people… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share
“It is what you don’t expect,” he’d said, “that most needs looking for.” “Do” — Neal Stephenson Copy Share
“...the insects here see you as a big slab of animated but not very well defended food. The ability to move, far from being… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share
“There was no way that these guys were going to let a bleeding, barefoot woman simply wander off alone into the streets. Two of… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share
“Space and Time! Two minor omissions that no one is likely to notice," grumbled Newton.” — Neal Stephenson Copy Share
See, the world is full of things more powerful than us. But if you know how to catch a ride, you can go places, — Neal Stephenson Copy Share
“Hey,” Shaftoe says, “if we surrender to you, you’ll kill us. Right?” “Yes.” “If you guys surrender to us, we won’t kill you. Promise.… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share
“My men think you are dead now, and won’t waste balls on you,” Jack said. “In fact I have let you live, but for… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share
“You’ve probably heard the expression that the Industry feeds off of biomass, like a whale straining krill from the ocean.” — Neal Stephenson Copy Share
“The Deliverator belongs to an elite order, a hallowed subcategory. He’s got esprit up to here. Right now, he is preparing to carry out… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share
Interesting things happen along borders - transitions - not in the middle where everything is the same. — Neal Stephenson Copy Share
“and people could only make sense of complicated matters through stories. Likewise” — Neal Stephenson Copy Share
