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Ken MacLeod quotes

Scottish Writer August 2, 1954

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Carlyle spread her hands. ‘I speculated that it was the remains of the starship that took the Eurydiceans to the planet. This seems to have been borne out.’ She smiled. ‘It transmitted a defensive virus that contained Microsoft patches. Ken MacLeod
The idea of determinism combined with complete human responsibility struck me as very hard to reconcile with an idea of justice, let alone mercy. Ken MacLeod
Ken MacLeod quote: "I don't really believe in the Devil, but if the Devil is the..."
I don't really believe in the Devil, but if the Devil is the Father of Lies, then he certainly invented the Internet. Ken MacLeod
Whatever the truth about the Deliverer, she will remain in my mind as she was shown on that statue, and all the other statues and murals, songs and stories: riding, at the head of her own swift cavalry, with a growing migration behind her and a decadent, vulnerable, defenceless and rich continent ahead; and, floating bravely above her head and above her army, the black flag on which nothing is written. Ken MacLeod
Ken MacLeod quote: "The world has become one big grassy knoll, crawling with lone..."
The world has become one big grassy knoll, crawling with lone gunmen who think they're the Warren Commission. Ken MacLeod
The real world is far too complex and unpredictable to make something like the idea of humanity controlling its own evolution or engineering itself - well, I wouldn't say impossible but it should be approached with a degree of caution. Ken MacLeod
Ken MacLeod quote: "Science fiction made me aware of how big and strange the..."
Science fiction made me aware of how big and strange the universe was, leaving aside the whole question of aliens. Ken MacLeod
Ken MacLeod quote: "I'm a long-term optimist, and I don't think the problems with..."
I'm a long-term optimist, and I don't think the problems with our society are from being overly optimistic. Ken MacLeod
Ken MacLeod quote: "If you're interested, you'll be there."
If you're interested, you'll be there. Ken MacLeod
Ken MacLeod quote: "What if capitalism is unsustainable, and socialism is impossible?"
What if capitalism is unsustainable, and socialism is impossible? Ken MacLeod

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