“It's, like, one of them drug dealer boats," Vic says, looking through his magic site. "Five guys on it. Headed our way."… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
At the beginning of the project, I wasn't certain that I could come up with an engaging storyline and cast of characters… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
Hostility towards Microsoft is not difficult to find on the Net, and it blends two strains: resentful people who feel Microsoft is… — 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
Humans needed water or they would die, but dirty water killed as surely as thirst. You had to boil it before you… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
The GPS unit became almost equally obstreperous, though, over Richard’s unauthorized route change, until they finally passed over some invisible cybernetic watershed… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
Two tires fly. Two Wail. A bamboo grove, all chopped down From it, warring songs. — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
One of the problems, hanging out with me, is that I can turn any topic into a toxic horror story. I've lost… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
And it happened all the time that the compromise between two perfectly rational alternatives was something that made no sense at all. — 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
