Neal Stephenson
Neal Stephenson
Neal Town Stephensonis an American writer and game designer known for his works of speculative fiction...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth31 October 1959
CountryUnited States of America
nice believe proof
That's funny because if anyone actually did prove the existence of God we'd just tell him 'nice proof, Fraa Bly' and start believing in God.
drug motorcycle watches
Hiro watches the large, radioactive, spear-throwing killer drug lord ride his motorcycle into Chinatown. Which is the same as riding it into China, as far as chasing him down is concerned.
important hem way
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 ways.
saws add assumption
Lawrence immediately saw that it was a trick question. You would have to be some kind of idiot to make the facile assumption that the current would add or subtract 5 miles per hour to or from the speed of the boat.
dragons nerves worried
So, you're worried that a pink dragon will fly over the concent and fart nerve gas on us?
sight inspire levels
The sight of the bare katana inspires everyone to a practically Nipponese level of politeness
smart believe males
It was, of course, nothing more than sexism, the especially virulent type espoused by male techies who sincerely believe that they are too smart to be sexists.
flames careers long
Clearly Mr. Drkh has had a long career of being the weirdest person in any given room, but he's about to go down in flames.
sorry expression laughing
Sorry,” she said, “I got out as fast as I could, but I had to stay and socialize. Protocol, you know.” “Explain protocol,” Nell said. This was how she always talked to the Primer. “At the place we’re going, you need to watch your manners. Don’t say ‘explain this’ or ‘explain that.’” “Would it impose on your time unduly to provide me with a concise explanation of the term protocol?” Nell said. Again Rita made that nervous laugh and looked at Nell with an expression that looked like poorly concealed alarm.
badass self numbers
Like every other creature on the face of the earth, Godfrey was, by birthright, a stupendous badass, albeit in the somewhat narrow technical sense that he could trace his ancestry back up a long line of slightly less highly evolved stupendous badasses to that first self-replicating gizmo---which, given the number and variety of its descendants, might justifiably be described as the most stupendous badass of all time. Everyone and everything that wasn't a stupendous badass was dead.
speak form one-sentence
If you sincerely believed in God, how could you form one thought, speak one sentence, without mentioning Him?
kentucky judging noon
The hour of noon has passed,' said Judge Fang. 'Let us go and get some Kentucky Fried Chicken.
wagons buying stations
Can't you see that everyone is buying station wagons?
needs
It is what you don't expect... that most needs looking for.