“It had been a hell of a long time since he had been reduced to hiding behind a tree, and he did… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“He divides his time between thinking about sex and thinking about mathematics.” — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“But that’s bullshit!” Doug says. “Jesus! Haven’t you guys spent any time at all around people like Comstock? Can’t you recognize bullshit?… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“Shut up about Leibniz for a moment, Rudy, because look here: You—Rudy—and I are on a train, as it were, sitting in… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
Men who believe that they are accomplishing something by speaking speak in a different way from men who believe that speaking is… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“But the rest of our lives will happen in the future, Randy, so we might as well get with the program now.” — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“In olden times, you’d wander down to Mom’s Cafe for a bite to eat and a cup of joe, and you would… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“the difference between poets and mystics . . . The mystic nails a symbol to one meaning that was true for a… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“Orolo said, “What if these two universes—each as big and as old and as complicated as ours—were entirely separate, except for a… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“Give me an adventure." In the moment that followed, Cord realized that this sounded weird, and lost her nerve. She held up… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“Randy says, “You asked me earlier what is the highest and best purpose to which we could dedicate our lives. And the… — 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
