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title: "1 Network People Quotes By Bruce Sterling"
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> [“...We'll exchange rings, we'll throw rice. We'll put down roots.' We don't have roots. We're network people. We have aerials.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-sterling/we-ll-exchange-rings-we-ll-throw-rice-we-ll-put-down-roots-we-don-t/)

[Bruce Sterling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-sterling/)

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## More by Bruce Sterling

> [They used to be seen as insane or unthinkable acts of madmen. But if they take place they'll be called 'war' too. And there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-sterling/they-used-to-be-seen-as-insane-or-unthinkable-acts-of-madmen-but-if/)

[Bruce Sterling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-sterling/)

> [“You give a guy a license to steal, you've got to expect him to use it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-sterling/you-give-a-guy-a-license-to-steal-you-ve-got-to-expect-him-to-use-it/)

[Bruce Sterling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-sterling/)

> [“America hadn't really been suited for its long and tiresome role as the Last Superpower, the World's Policeman. As a patriotic American, Oscar was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-sterling/america-hadn-t-really-been-suited-for-its-long-and-tiresome-role-as/)

[Bruce Sterling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-sterling/)

> [“But the economy's out of control. Money just doesn't need human beings anymore. Most of us only get in the way.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-sterling/but-the-economy-s-out-of-control-money-just-doesn-t-need-human-beings/)

[Bruce Sterling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-sterling/)

> [It's going to be really interesting to see what the heroin market does in the next two years or so. One thing you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-sterling/it-s-going-to-be-really-interesting-to-see-what-the-heroin-market/)

[Bruce Sterling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-sterling/)

> [Information wants you to give me a dollar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-sterling/information-wants-you-to-give-me-a-dollar/)

[Bruce Sterling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-sterling/)

> [Architects thrive after massive urban disasters. The abject collapse of East Berlin gave us the only city in Europe with a mighty host of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-sterling/architects-thrive-after-massive-urban-disasters-the-abject-collapse/)

[Bruce Sterling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-sterling/)

> [Information wants to be free. Believe it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-sterling/information-wants-to-be-free-believe-it/)

[Bruce Sterling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-sterling/)

> [The internet brought many laudable things, but prosperity, stability, accountability and honest politics were not four of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-sterling/the-internet-brought-many-laudable-things-but-prosperity-stability/)

[Bruce Sterling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-sterling/)

> [I was once a student in a punk T-Shirt hooked on screwed-up scenarios. That's how I became the esteemed cultural figure that I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-sterling/i-was-once-a-student-in-a-punk-t-shirt-hooked-on-screwed-up-scenarios/)

[Bruce Sterling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-sterling/)

> [ “If America suffers from drugs, perhaps you should ask what America is lacking, \[“What an asshole,”\] Eric King commented suddenly. They ignored him.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-sterling/if-america-suffers-from-drugs-perhaps-you-should-ask-what-america-is/)

[Bruce Sterling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-sterling/)

> [“Forget trying to pass for normal. Follow your geekdom. Embrace nerditude. In the immortal words of Lafcadio Hearn, a geek of incredible obscurity whose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-sterling/forget-trying-to-pass-for-normal-follow-your-geekdom-embrace/)

[Bruce Sterling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-sterling/)

> [I like to get paid for doing basic research, so it's pleasant to write some nonfiction about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-sterling/i-like-to-get-paid-for-doing-basic-research-so-it-s-pleasant-to-write/)

[Bruce Sterling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-sterling/)

> [Find a client and get a job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-sterling/find-a-client-and-get-a-job/)

[Bruce Sterling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-sterling/)

> [I wouldn't describe that "position" as "parasitic." I'd describe that experience as "edifying." I don't merely write from a critical intellectual distance. I actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-sterling/i-wouldn-t-describe-that-position-as-parasitic-i-d-describe-that/)

[Bruce Sterling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-sterling/)

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