Neal

“The GPS unit became almost equally obstreperous, though, over Richard’s unauthorized route change, until they finally passed over some invisible cybernetic watershed between two possible ways of getting to their destination, and it changed its fickle little mind and began calmly telling him which way to proceed as if this had been its idea all along.”
― Neal Stephenson, Reamde

“People always believe their problems are the worst and the rest of the world has it easier, but that can not be true. Someone has to be wrong.
Right?”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Legend

“We’re not in trouble,” Hadrian said. “The truth is, we’ve done nothing wrong.”
Royce closed his eyes and shook his head. “By Mar, the way you think. It’s . . . it’s . . . I honestly don’t know if there’s a word for it. You realize the truth is rarely important, right?”
― Michael J. Sullivan, The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter

“I have a better idea. How about the two of you just leave. Go back to your fancy stone fortress, your one-eyed newts, cauldrons, and bat wings, and leave us in peace. Will you do that, please?"
"I've never known any newts with only one eye," Suri said. "And I know quite a few."
"Sure, sure. I'll bet you're on a first name basis with them, aren't you?"
Suri nodded. "Of course. Newts are ridiculously friendly.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of War