“think that if Hiro was so convinced in his own mind that he was unworthy of her, maybe he knew something she… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“He is full of adrenaline, his nerves are shot, and his mind is cluttered up with free-floating anxiety-floating around on an ocean… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“You should be a billionaire, Randy. Thank god you're not." "Why do you say that?" "Oh, because then you'd be a highly… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
Even the best of us have certain psychological mechanisms that can suddenly kick in and turn us into monsters. That to me… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
This is one of the two great labyrinths into which human minds are drawn: the question of free will versus predestination. — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“Say more about the Crips and the Bloods,” Richard said, stalling for time while he tried to get his mental house in… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
Wait a minute, Juanita. Make up your mind. This Snow Crash thing—is it a virus, a drug, or a religion?" Juanita shrugs.… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“they had hired psychologists, invested millions in a project to sabotage movies—yes, the entire medium of cinema—to get their customers/players/addicts into a… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“If you think of the Greek gods as real supernatural beings who lived on Mount Olympus, no. But if you think of… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
Those who think through possible outcomes with discipline, forge connections, in so doing, to other cosmi in which those outcomes are more… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
If the item of stolen property had been anything other than a book, it would have been confiscated. But a book is… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
I think visual literacy and media literacy is not without value, but I think plain old-fashioned text literacy and mathematical literacy are… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“It gave them something to do and it took their mind off the way Yuxia was driving, which, had they paid attention… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“Listen to me. I did not wish to be summoned by your Princess. Summoned, I did not wish to come. But having… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“You mentioned . . . one of the two great labyrinths into which the mind is drawn. What . . . is… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
Even the best of us have certain psychological mechanisms that can suddenly kick in and turn us into monsters. — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
Ninety-nine percent of everything that goes on in most Christian churches has nothing whatsoever to do with the actual religion. Intelligent people… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
The mind knows...that there is an action principle that governs how the world evolves from one moment to the next - that… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“Clarity of mind (Cm) is affected by any number of factors, but by far the most important is horniness, which might be… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“I know. That's exactly the problem. Ninety-nine percent of everything that goes on in most Christian churches has nothing whatsoever to do… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“Anyway, my point is that guys like Flec have a weakness, almost a kind of addiction, for the mystical, as opposed to… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“Now keep in mind that the typical Greek myth goes something like this: innocent shepherd boy is minding his own business, an… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“Entire sections of them simply cannot be translated - the characters are legible and well-known, but when put together they do not… — 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 Image
“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 Image
“It is what you don’t expect,” he’d said, “that most needs looking for.” “Do” — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“...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 Image
“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 Image
“Space and Time! Two minor omissions that no one is likely to notice," grumbled Newton.” — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
Interesting things happen along borders - transitions - not in the middle where everything is the same. — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
