Charles Stross Quotes

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Charles David George "Charlie" Stross (born 18 October 1964 in Leeds) is a writer based in Edinburgh, Scotland. His works range from science fiction and Lovecraftian horror to fantasy.

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Nobody taught me how to say no when a beautiful naked woman begs me to take my clothes off.

The Jennifer Morgue (2006)

“Bad day at the office?”
“It’s always a bad day at the office, insofar as the office exists in the first place.”

Glasshouse (2006)

A current generation smartphone is more powerful than a 1991 supercomputer.

The Labyrinth Index (2018)

If I forget, then it might as well never have happened. Memory is liberty.

Glasshouse (2006)

If life hands your research department lemons and a recipe, you shouldn’t be surprised if they make lemonade for you. Or, better still, anti-lemonade countermeasures.

The Annihilation Score (2015)

The British ruling class was never noted for its expertise in haut cuisine. Rumors that they conquered a quarter of the planet in search of a decent meal cannot be discounted.

The Labyrinth Index (2018)

She has only warped second-hand memories of motion pictures, none of them her own. It seems like a fantastically unproductive use of her time with Alex, staring vacantly at an elaborate visual lie.

The Nightmare Stacks (2016)

“Democracy 2.0.” He shudders briefly. “I’m not sure about the validity of voting projects at all, these days. The assumption that all people are of equal importance seems frighteningly obsolescent.”

Accelerando (2005)

I don’t understand exactly what she thinks we need to talk about, but maybe that’s half the problem.

The Delirium Brief (2017)

“They’ve sicced a demon on me.”
“Jesus, Bob.”
“Yeah, well, He isn’t answering the phone.”

The Jennifer Morgue (2006)

I’ve known all along I’m not qualified for this—it’s not really imposter syndrome if you really are a fake.

The Labyrinth Index (2018)

The five stages of bureaucratic grieving are: denial, anger, committee meetings, scapegoating, and cover-up.

The Rhesus Chart (2014)

True revolutionary doctrine teaches that the only law is rationalism and dynamic optimism.

Singularity Sky (2003)

Despair, dismay, disorientation, and delusion: the four horsemen of the bureaucratic apocalypse are coming my way.

The Annihilation Score (2015)

We’re from the Ministry of Defense: our sense of humor is surgically excised at birth.

The Nightmare Stacks (2016)

Me, I’m here because I can’t get out, and while I’m locked in the asylum I might as well take notes on the inmates.

The Apocalypse Codex (2012)

“I don’t need a manager; my whole thing is about being fast and out of control!”

Accelerando (2005)

I tend to believe that the difference between us and them is that we don’t compromise our principles for temporary convenience.

The Apocalypse Codex (2012)

I’m only twenty-eight: I’m too young to die and too old to drive fast.

The Jennifer Morgue (2006)

I am at a loss for words to describe my lack of eagerness to go there.

The Apocalypse Codex (2012)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Charles Stross (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.