Steve Wasling

“That was what we call in the trade an Unscheduled Reality Excursion, usually abbreviated to ‘Oh fuck.’ ”
― Charles Stross, The Atrocity Archives

“You wouldn’t believe the scope for mischief that the Beast of Redmond unintentionally builds into its Office software by letting it execute macros that have unlimited access to the hardware. I remember a particular post-prandial PowerPoint presentation where I was one of only two survivors (and the other wasn’t entirely human). However, this is the first time I’ve seen a Word document eat a man’s soul.”
― Charles Stross, Equoid

“It’s not as if he’s had much of a chance until now, but somehow he has internalized the ur-cultural narrative: you grow up, go to university, get a job, meet Ms. Right, get married, settle down, have kids, grow old together . . . it’s like some sort of checklist. Or maybe a list of epic quests you’ve got to complete while level-grinding in a game you’re not allowed to quit, with no respawns and no cheat codes.”
― Charles Stross, The Nightmare Stacks

“You got it, Chrissie.”
“Don’t f***ing call me that. I’m the acting secretary-general of the United Nations, not your favorite stripper.”
― James S.A. Corey, Nemesis Games