Writing novels takes up about 100% of my available working time. — Charles Stross Available Copy Share Image
If I forget, then it might as well never have happened. Memory is liberty. — Charles Stross Forget Copy Share Image
“Nobody ever imagined a bunch of Orcs would steal a database table…” — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
Steampunk is nothing more than what happens when Goths discover brown. — Charles Stross Brown Copy Share Image
“But otherwise it’s darkness, darkness, as far as the eye can see.” — Charles Stross Darkness Copy Share Image
“He looks like the bastard offspring of a multitool and a mangabot.” — Charles Stross Bastard Copy Share Image
One ape's hallucination is another ape's religious experience - it just depends on which one’s god module is overactive at the time. — Charles Stross Apes Copy Share Image
I am a lazy, cynical, middle-aged guy who has long since come to the conclusion that most historical periods really sucked, for… — Charles Stross Cynical Copy Share Image
“Bob loses saving throw vs. shiny with a penalty of -5. Bob takes 2d8 damage to the credit card.” — Charles Stross Apple Copy Share Image
“Never bring a knife to a gun fight," I tell Mr. Crispy as I turn away from him. His right arm thinks… — Charles Stross Humor Copy Share Image
“But, as Andy pointed out, if being a smart-arse was an offence, the Laundry would not exist in the first place.” — Charles Stross First place Copy Share Image
“The male ego is a curious thing. It’s about the size of a small continent but it’s extremely brittle.” — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that every insterstellar colony in search of good fortune must be in need of a banker.” — Charles Stross Banker Copy Share Image
“experience has taught me that it is best never knowingly to underestimate the lethality of a sufficiently determined butler.” — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
“I know just how devoted to this organisation you are. Draftees back in my day used to understand what they’d got themselves… — Charles Stross Young ones Copy Share Image
“It was one of ours originally, but no human being can sprint around a building with their helmet off and backpack missing… — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
Most established novelists are writing books informed by experiences gained in their youth. Middle age is not the best time to be… — Charles Stross Adopting Copy Share Image
Luckily, I'm not a stand-up comedian, so I don't get the fear of standing on stage in front of a dead audience:… — Charles Stross Audience Copy Share Image
The real world is devoid of narratives, after all. Narratives are just a thing that our brains do with facts in order… — Charles Stross Brain Copy Share Image
I don't do villains often enough. There are two approaches: give them sympathetic, reasonable motivations for doing the most unspeakable things, or… — Charles Stross Broken Copy Share Image
“I try not to notice the exploded eyeballs or the ruptured tongue bursting through the blackened lips. This job is quite gross… — Charles Stross Ruptured Tongue Copy Share Image
“concentrate on my deep breathing and the whole mindfulness shtick and on trying not to casually squeeze the contents of a taxiing… — Charles Stross Mental health Copy Share Image
“The morning after her date with her nerdishly cute prince of darkness, Cassie is scheduled for a lecture at nine o’clock. She… — Charles Stross Life's too short Copy Share Image
I believe modern SF needs to at least be aware of the singularity, if only so that it can dismiss it intelligently… — Charles Stross Believe Copy Share Image
“The food’s very good,” I offer defensively. “It’s not that”—she gazes past my shoulder—“it’s the culture. It’s very Californian. I wasn’t expecting… — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
“AFTER WE DO THE WASHING-UP, I GET TO SPEND THE REST OF the evening reading FAQs on cat maintenance on the web.… — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
“All right.” Panin sips at his wine. “Excuse me, but—there is a personal connection?” “What?” “You appear unduly upset ...” “Yes.” She… — Charles Stross Personal connection Copy Share Image
“Annette sighs. Manfred's been upgrading this robot cat for years, and his ex-wife Pamela used to mess with its neural configuration, too:… — Charles Stross Cats Copy Share Image
“That’s all right, pay no attention to me, just make yourself at home,” I tell the self-propelled whoopee cushion, then audit the… — Charles Stross Bottom line Copy Share Image
“She extends a fingertip. After a moment's hesitation, Manfred extends a fingertip of his own. They touch, exchanging vCards and instant-messaging handles.… — Charles Stross Programming Copy Share Image
