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Babylon’s Ashes (The Expanse, #6)

by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author)

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Darrell’s Quotes

“To condense fact from the vapor of nuance.”
― Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

tags: cyberpunk

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“...if you aren't, at any given time, scandalized by code you wrote five or even three years ago, you're not learning anywhere near enough”
― Nick Black

tags: computer-science, funny-but-true

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“Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bombs," I said. "We have a protractor.”
― Neal Stephenson, Anathem

tags: humor

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“The hour of noon has passed,' said Judge Fang. 'Let us go and get some Kentucky Fried Chicken.”
― Neal Stephenson, The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer

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“Ninety-nine percent of everything that goes on in most Christian churches has nothing whatsoever to do with the actual religion. Intelligent people all notice this sooner or later, and they conclude that the entire one hundred percent is bullshit, which is why atheism is connected with being intelligent in people's minds.”
― Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

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