“The rhythm built up, high resonant notes from the buzzing xylophone, the off-scale dipping warble of the flute, the eerie, strangely primeval bass of the synthesizer.
The others punctuated the music with claps and sudden piercing shrieks from behind their veils. Suddenly one began to sing in Tamashek.
"He sings about his synthesizer," Gresham murmured.
"What does he say?"
I humbly adore the acts of the Most High,
Who has given to the synthesizer what is better than a soul.
So that, when it plays, the men are silent,
And their hands cover their veils to hide their emotions.
The troubles of life were pushing me into the tomb,
But thanks to the synthesizer,
God has given me back my life.”
― Bruce Sterling, quote from Islands in the Net
“Hey, check this cheap-shot fascist shit,” David muttered, just for the record.”
― Bruce Sterling, quote from Islands in the Net
“If America suffers from drugs, perhaps you should ask what America is lacking, [“What an asshole,”] Eric King commented suddenly. They ignored him.”
― Bruce Sterling, quote from Islands in the Net
“Because you’re a straight, Laura.” “Stop calling me that!” Laura said. “What makes you so different?” “Look at you,” Carlotta said. “You’re educated. You’re smart. You’re beautiful. You’re married to a goddamn architect. You have a wonderful baby and friends in high places.” Her eyes narrowed; she began to hiss. “Then look at me. I’m a cracker. Ugly. No family. Daddy used to beat me up. I never finished school—I can’t hardly read and write. I’m diselxic, or whatever they call it. You ever wonder what happens to people who can’t read and write? In your fucking beautiful Net world with all its fucking data? No, you never thought of that, did you? If I found a place for myself, it was in the teeth of people like you.”
― Bruce Sterling, quote from Islands in the Net
“They never forget what they can’t have”
― Bruce Sterling, quote from Islands in the Net
Bruce Sterling
Born place: in Brownsville, Texas, The United States
Born date April 14, 1954
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“It's called male bonding. You'll never get it. I believe women are as capable as men, deserve equal pay—and that one day, should be sooner than later, in my opinion, the right woman can and should be leader of the free world. But you can't understand the male bonding rituals any more than men can understand why the vast majority of women are obsessed with shoes and other footwear.”
― Nora Roberts, quote from Chasing Fire
“bad things, like good things don't happen any more often than they ought to by chance. the universe has no mind, no feelings, and no personality, so it doesn't do things in order to either hurt or please you. bad things happen because things happen.”
― Richard Dawkins, quote from The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True
“And to those who would choose the safety of inaction over the danger of taking a stand, I have this to say:
You bloody cowards. May you have the world that you deserve.”
― Mira Grant, quote from Deadline
“They do not disappear when they die. They leave us their strength.”
― Heidi R. Kling, quote from Sea
“- A što se tiče Lucasa Bechaumpa, Samba, i on je homogen čovjek, izuzev onog njegovog dijela koji nastoji pribjeći čak ne onom što je najbolje u bijeloj rasi nego drugorazrednom - jeftinoj, traljavoj, nepoštenoj glazbi, prostom, lažnom, prcjenjivanom novcu bez pokrića, raskošnoj palači reklame podignutoj ni na čemu poput kuće od karata nad ponorom i svoj toj bučnoj zbrci političke aktivnosti što je nekoć bila naša nerazvijenija nacionalna industrija a sad je naša amaterska razbibriga - svoj lažnoj galami što je dižu ljudi koji je namjerno potiču i onda se obogaćuju na našoj nacionalnoj strasti prema osrednjosti: koji će čak i prihvatiti i ono što je prvorazredno pod uvjetom da je zagađeno i pokvareno prije nego što nam se servira: nama koji smo jedini ljudi na kugli zemaljskoj što se javno razmeću time da su drugorazredni, odnosno priprosti. Ne mislim pritom na takvog Samba. Mislim na onaj drugi njegov dio koji ima veću homogensot nego što je imamo mi i koju je dokazao ukorijenivši se u zemlju s koje je da bi mogao pustiti korijenje u nju morao doslovno istisnuti bijelca: jer je imao strpljenja i kad nije imao nade, dalek pogled i kad se na kraju nije ništa vidjelo i ne samo volju nego i želju da izdrži jer je volio onih nekoliko starih jednostavnih stvari koje mu nitko nije poželio oduzeti: ne automobil ni gizdavu odjeću ni svoju sliku u novinama nego samo malo glazbe (svoje vlasite), ognjište, ne svoje dijete nego bilo koje dijete, nekog boga, neko nebo koje čovjek može sebi malo priuštiti u svako doba a da ne mora čekati na smrt, malo zemlje da po njoj prospe vlastiti znoj među vlastitim zelenim ladicama i biljem. Mi - on i mi - morali bismo se udružiti: dati mu preostale privredne, političke i kulturne povlastice na koje ima pravo u zamjenu za njegovu sposobnost da čeka, izdrži i preživi. Onda bismo pobijedili; zajedno bismo vodili glavnu riječ u Sjedinjenim Državama; predstavljali bismo frontu koja bi bila ne samo neosvojiva nego koju ne bi mogla ugroziti čak ni masa ljudi koji više uopće i nemaju ništa zajedničko osim bjesomučne pohlepe za novcem i osnovnog straha od jednog nacionalnog neuspjeha koji kriju jedan od drugog iza glasnog iskazivanja počasti nekoj zastavi.”
― William Faulkner, quote from Intruder in the Dust
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