The imperative to develop new technologies and implement them on a heroic scale no longer seems like the childish preoccupation of a few nerds with slide rulers - It's the only way for the human race to escape from its current predicaments - Too bad we've forgotten how to do it
Neal StephensonOf persons I will say this: it is difficult to tell when they are running aright but easy to see when something has gone awry.
Neal StephensonThe story is everything, so it always begins with a story. Research is a kind of scaffolding built underneath the story as I go along. My enjoyment level varies, but in general, I'm writing about topics I find interesting, so I can't gripe too much.
Neal StephensonThat we occasionally violate our own stated moral code does not imply that we are insincere in espousing that code.
Neal Stephenson