“He looks like the bastard offspring of a multitool and a mangabot.” — Charles Stross Bastard Copy Share Image
“But otherwise it’s darkness, darkness, as far as the eye can see.” — Charles Stross Darkness Copy Share Image
Steampunk is nothing more than what happens when Goths discover brown. — Charles Stross Brown Copy Share Image
“Nobody ever imagined a bunch of Orcs would steal a database table…” — Charles Stross Steal Copy Share Image
Writing novels takes up about 100% of my available working time. — Charles Stross Available Copy Share Image
While writing a novel I almost completely stop reading books in the same sub-genre for the duration. — Charles Stross Book Copy Share Image
I'd like to be proven wrong firstly on the difficulty of building a self-sustaining closed circuit ecosystem in space that can support… — Charles Stross Building Copy Share Image
“Some say the Internet is for porn but you know that in truth the Internet is for spam.” — Charles Stross Internet Copy Share Image
A dark-skinned human with four arms walks toward me across the floor of the club, clad only in a belt strung with… — Charles Stross Arms Copy Share Image
I'm an individual. I do not want to get into a pissing match with an organization that is a de-facto gigadollar-turnover multinational! — Charles Stross Individual Copy Share Image
I don't want to permanently damage myself! On the other hand, a couple of days off the keyboard tends to make things… — Charles Stross Couple Copy Share Image
“There is good management and bad management: good management is like air—you don’t know it’s there until it’s gone away.” — Charles Stross Bad man Copy Share Image
Britain is relatively compact and much closer to the borders of the U.S.S.R. than anywhere in North America. — Charles Stross America Copy Share Image
“you’ve got to learn to think like a state if you work in the Civil Service. Organizations are not human beings and… — Charles Stross Civil service Copy Share Image
“Bet you he’s a smart sociopath, the kind that does well in midlevel management, all fur coat and no knickers—and willing to… — Charles Stross Management Copy Share Image
I have no policy, for or against: only a personal style. Which is to say, I use them when I think it's… — Charles Stross Adverbs Copy Share Image
“I am the Eschaton. I am not your God. I am descended from you, and exist in your future. Thou shalt not… — Charles Stross Science fiction Copy Share Image
People want to buy mp3s but can't? Piracy ensues. Then Apple strong-arms the music studios into the iTunes store and music piracy… — Charles Stross Apples Copy Share Image
“And now my blood ran cold. Because if there’s one thing worse than an IT manager who’s feeling the chill wind of… — Charles Stross Developer Copy Share Image
“For my sins and because I discovered a wunch of bankers suffering from the syndrome to which we’ve assigned the keyword OPERA… — Charles Stross Programming Copy Share Image
For someone who is starting out on developing their critical skills, just being aware of its existence is great: it can make… — Charles Stross Breathe Copy Share Image
“It made economic sense, if you looked at it from the right angle; it was not in the Clan’s interest for the… — Charles Stross War Copy Share Image
I wish I was still an atheist. Believing I was born into a harsh, uncaring cosmos – in which my existence was… — Charles Stross Atheist Copy Share Image
“since the draw-down in forces triggered by the 2010 defense review, the units the Laundry can draw upon have been depleted. There… — Charles Stross Air force Copy Share Image
“Waaant equity," hisses the alien intruder. "You can't be Pamela Macx," says Pierre, his back to the wall, keeping the sword point… — Charles Stross Algorithm Copy Share Image
“This is a joke. Right?” I’m pointing at the green-screen terminal on the desk, and the huge dial-infested rotary phone beside it.… — Charles Stross Joke Copy Share Image
“★ ★★What is this eigenplot you keep talking about?★★ I ask. I’m dangerously close to whining. I really hate it when everyone… — Charles Stross Occult Copy Share Image
“There are one and a half billion Muslims on this Earth. A billion and a half Chinese communists, a billion Indian Hindu… — Charles Stross Burn in hell Copy Share Image
The idea of Curious Yellow, of surrender to a higher cause, seems to appeal to a certain small subset of humanity. These… — Charles Stross Appeals Copy Share Image
If I forget, then it might as well never have happened. Memory is liberty. — Charles Stross Forget Copy Share Image
I wrote two million words of crap. Maybe I'm just a slow learner . — Charles Stross Crap Copy Share Image
Humans: such a brilliant model of emotional self-awareness. — Charles Stross Awareness Copy Share Image
I'm not planning a kickstarter game. And I'm not really a game designer. — Charles Stross Designer Copy Share Image
