“ But a trick of the voice and the general body language was enough that I had a visceral desire to simply avoid him. Neal Stephenson
“ You’ve probably heard the expression that the Industry feeds off of biomass, like a whale straining krill from the ocean. Neal Stephenson
“ There is an informational entity known as the metavirus, which causesinformation systems to infect themselves with customized viruses. This may bejust a basic principle of nature, like Darwinian selec… Neal Stephenson
“ The windows on the Dovetail side of the gatehouse were larger, and she could see the two corgi dogs outside, peering in through the lead latticework, flabbergasted that they had, through some enormous… Neal Stephenson
“ It would make things much simpler for a man like him if he knew she were unavailable. Neal Stephenson
“ The cosmos seems oblivious to time. It only matters to us. Consciousness is time-constituting. We build time up out of instantaneous impressions that flow in through our sensory organs at each moment.… Neal Stephenson
“ The campfires provide enough plain old regular visible light to show this sorry affair for what it is: a bunch of demented Boy Scouts, a jamboree without merit badges or hygiene. Neal Stephenson
“ Shaftoe pulls off his dog tags and wraps the will around them, then wraps the dog tags’ chain around the whole thing. He passes it down to the stern of the boat, where the boatman pockets it and cheer… Neal Stephenson
“ Nothing is more important than that you see and love the beauty that is right in front of you, or else you will have no defense against the ugliness that will hem you in and come at you in so many way… Neal Stephenson
“ Don Donald was clearly accustomed to addressing people whose only way of responding was to nod worshipfully and take notes. Neal Stephenson
“ All these beefy Caucasians with guns. Get enough of them together,looking for the America they always believed they'd grow up in, and they glom together like overcooked rice, form integral, starchy li… Neal Stephenson
“ Well, land sakes! Hiro says. Lookee here! He whips his blade sideways, cutting off both of the businessman's forearms, causing the sword to clatter onto the floor.Better fire up the ol' barbeque, Jemi… Neal Stephenson
“ Wartime lipstick is necessarily cobbled together from whatever tailings and gristle were left over once all the good stuff was use to grease propeller shafts. A florid and cloying scent is needed to c… Neal Stephenson
