“Sokolov was favorable impressed by the fact that he had not yet shit his pants. Men always made crude jokes about people pissing their pants with fear, but in Sokolov's experience, shitting the pants was more common if it was… — Neil Stephenson Copy Share
“Sokolov was favorable impressed by the fact that he had not yet shit his pants. Men always made crude jokes about people pissing their pants with fear, but in Sokolov's experience, shitting the pants was more common if it was a straightforward matter of extreme emotional stress. Pants pissing was completely unproductive and suggested a total breakdown of elemental control.… — Neil Stephenson Copy Share
“The light shone on a face imprinted with more odd and unwholesome tales than a warehouse full of Bibles.” — Neil Stephenson Copy Share Image
“A hive mind is a social organization of RISTs that are capable of processing semantic memes ("thinking"). These could be either carbon-based or silicon-based.… — Neil Stephenson Copy Share Image
“She doesn't want you to understand her. She knows that's impossible. She just wants you to understand yourself. Everything else is negotiable.” — Neil Stephenson Copy Share Image
