“It had long been established in the Civil Worlds that public business was to be transparent, and personal business opaque; but it was as well recognised that the two would always have a turbulent interface, and that the clique, the caucus, and the conspiracy were as ineradicable features of civility as the council or the committee.” WorldWellsLongTwoFeaturesConspiracyCommitteesCouncilTransparentCivilityInterfacesCliqueOpaqueCaucusPersonal Business Book:Learning The World: A novel of first contact Source: Learning The World: A novel of first contact
“The world has become one big grassy knoll, crawling with lone gunmen who think they're the Warren Commission.” ThinkingWorldBigsLoneThink BigCrawlingGunmenWarren Commission Book:The Engines of Light Source: The Engines of Light
“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.” WorldShouldWellsIdeasRealHumanityImpossibleEvolutionDegreesComplexesReal WorldEngineeringUnpredictableCaution Author:Ken MacLeod
