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 be pretty sure of. The Afghan peasants who grow poppies won't get rich. The money will… — Bruce Sterling Copy Share Image
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… — Bruce Sterling Copy Share
“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… — Bruce Sterling Copy Share
“But the economy's out of control. Money just doesn't need human beings anymore. Most of us only get in the way.” — Bruce Sterling Copy Share
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… — Bruce Sterling Copy Share
Architects thrive after massive urban disasters. The abject collapse of East Berlin gave us the only city in Europe with a mighty host of… — Bruce Sterling Copy Share
The internet brought many laudable things, but prosperity, stability, accountability and honest politics were not four of them. — Bruce Sterling Copy Share
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… — Bruce Sterling Copy Share
“If America suffers from drugs, perhaps you should ask what America is lacking, [“What an asshole,”] Eric King commented suddenly. They ignored him.” — Bruce Sterling Copy Share
“Forget trying to pass for normal. Follow your geekdom. Embrace nerditude. In the immortal words of Lafcadio Hearn, a geek of incredible obscurity whose… — Bruce Sterling Copy Share
I like to get paid for doing basic research, so it's pleasant to write some nonfiction about it. — Bruce Sterling Copy Share
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… — Bruce Sterling Copy Share
