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6c4dac6 Without the help of the people our exertions would be as nothing. Charles Stewart Parnell
3111a75 No man has the right to say to his country "Thus far shalt thou go and no further". Charles Stewart Parnell
795ff78 Hello, Martin. What can I do for you?""Female human-sized." Charles Stross
de9907f Didn't I have you executed last week?""I very much doubt. It." Charles Stross
739231d Intelligence and infinite knowledge were not, it seemed, compatible with stable human existence. Charles Stross
157319f True revolutionary doctrine teaches that the only law is rationalism and dynamic optimism. Charles Stross
b5a6c82 Ultimately, it was easier to change the subject than think the unthinkable. Charles Stross
15ad4a6 The Cold War was all about who could build the biggest refrigerator, wasn't it? Charles Stross
9b7a11c You got overdraft at the mythology bank. Charles Stross
8fbbee3 And that's when it turned intae the full-dress faeco-ventilatory intersection scene. Charles Stross
9c495b3 Er, I can't confirm or deny, but that's a good guess. Charles Stross
5db61de I just don't like it, for extremely large values of don't and like. Charles Stross
2fe317c Lawyers do not mix with diplomacy. Charles Stross
b94ef5a Well then. Will the naysayers please leave the universe? Charles Stross
a2cabbd If I forget, then it might as well never have happened. Memory is liberty. Charles Stross
7b3097e I killed you! And you didn't even notice! Charles Stross
d3d6584 You have an evil mind!""And this is a bad thing how, exactly?" Charles Stross
a73ed70 Liz isn't simply not going by the book, she's just about throwing it in the shredder. Charles Stross
870a53b The number one crime in any age: offending the money. Charles Stross
beab301 No plan of battle survives contact with the enemy, and time is the ultimate opponent. Charles Stross
9f7125b Little white lies shining like baby teeth in a shallow grave. Charles Stross
568ebba Truly the jaws of irony are agape! Charles Stross
7536da6 Perforce, the family that preys together stays together. Charles Stross
f24b504 I think we may be mistaking the elephant's tail for a bell-pull. Charles Stross
ef9225c Had enough of my poetry yet? That's why they pay me to fight demons instead. Charles Stross
610dde8 Am I making myself clear?"I sit down again. "Yes, for very bureaucratic values of clear." Charles Stross
ce89cbd I don't hate him--he's just a bore but that isn't a capital offense. Usually. Charles Stross
2ee1f10 I hate it when people let their professionalism get in the way of real life. Charles Stross
e9274ae Do you want me to strangle him now, or wait till he's finished annoying you? Charles Stross
c693c91 I'm beyond introspective self-loathing by now--you lose it fast in this line of work. Charles Stross
e6995ed Some of the worst crimes against humanity are committed by architecture students. Charles Stross
aea0966 I'm only twenty-eight: I'm too young to die and too old to drive fast. Charles Stross
99fd393 Not only is the past another country, it's one that doesn't issue visas. Charles Stross
c74f2fe In this line of work, too much paranoia can be worse than too little. Charles Stross
0464140 Beauty may be skin-deep, but horror goes all the way down to the desiccated bone beneath. Charles Stross
1cbb702 She's half-past overdrawn at the bank of life. Charles Stross
23daa38 The trouble is, you can ignore history--but history won't necessarily ignore you. Charles Stross
51a6a07 But who cares?That is, indeed, the big-ticket question. Charles Stross
b60a704 Let's just say that you can't always trust the historical record and move swiftly on. Charles Stross
f89c441 Once is happenstance but twice is enemy action, and thrice is a fuck-up. Charles Stross
72739f6 Time is the one thing money can't buy. Charles Stross
9aa1ef6 What price an immortal soul, when booty beckons? Charles Stross
df9d146 Never attribute to incompetence that which can be adequately explained by jet lag. Charles Stross
ce6a9da I'm stranded in limbo, otherwise known as downtown Denver. Charles Stross