“As each wave of technology is released. It must be accompanied by a demand for new skills, new language. Consumers must constantly update their ways of thinking, always questioning their understanding of the world. Going back to old ways, old technology is forbidden. There in no past, no present, only an endless future of inadequacy” ThinkingWorldWayPastLanguageUnderstandingTechnologySkillsDemandWaveEndlessConsumersQuestioningForbiddenWay Of ThinkingInadequacyOld WaysUpdatesNew SkillsOld Technology Author:Richard Kadrey
“If his drunkenness had legs, it would be Alexander the Great and conquer the known world. Then it would puke for a week into a solid gold toilet it stole from Zeus's guest room.” IfsWorldWould BeRoomsKnownWeekGoldLegsConquerGuestsToiletsDrunkennessZeusPuke Author:Richard Kadrey
“I'm steel-toed boots in a ballet-slipper world.” WorldBalletBootsSteelSlippers Book:Sandman Slim (Sandman Slim, Book 1) Source: Sandman Slim (Sandman Slim, Book 1)
“Let me finish my beer." (Stark) "Of course. The end of the world can wait.(Kasabian)” WorldEndsCoursesWaitingLet MeBeerEnd Of The WorldStarks Author:Richard Kadrey
“It doesn't matter if you and everyone else in the room are thinking it. You don't say the words. Words are weapons. They blast big bloody holes in the world. And words are bricks. Say something out loud and it starts turning solid. Say it loud enough and it becomes a wall you can't get through.” IfsThinkingWorldMatterEnoughBigsRoomsWallWeaponsHolesLoudBloodyBricksBlast Author:Richard Kadrey
“When you're born in a burning house, you think the whole world is on fire. But it's not.” ThinkingWorldWholeHouseBornFireWhole WorldBurningBurning House Author:Richard Kadrey
“I seldom feel trapped by my world. Setting up rules and restrictions is part of the process. It gives your world shape. I always look at these things like haiku: you have to work within certain parameters, but within them, you’re completely free.” WorldGivingFeelsLooksCertainProcessShapesSettingSettingsTrappedRestrictionHaikuParameters Author:Richard Kadrey