211 Quotes by Robin Sloan

Then we will do two things," Penumbra says, nodding. "First, I will tell you just a little of our history. Then, to understand, you must see the Reading Room. There, my proposal will become clear, and I dearly hope you will accept it."Of course we'll accept it. That's what you do on a quest. You listen to the old wizard's problem and then you promise to help him.

When every single piece of media you consume is time-shifted, does that mean it's actually you that's time-shifted?

But I kept at it with the help-wanted ads. My standards were sliding swiftly. At first I had insisted I would only work at a company with a mission I believed in. Then I thought maybe it would be fine as long as I was learning something new. After that I decided it just couldn't be evil. Now I was carefully delineating my personal definition of evil.

All the secrets of the world worth knowing are hiding in plain sight.

People want things to be real. If you give them an excuse, they'll believe you.

He pressed his lips together and I saw the muscles of his jaw working. This was Peter's being-a-manager face. It meant he was figuring out how to help you.

This is not an ordinary bookstore.”“Indeed. It seems more akin to a youth hostel –

Lapin breaks away from Broadway and picks a path toward Telegraph Hill. Her velocity is steady, even as the landscape rises underneath her; she's the little eccentric that could.

Hadoop! I love the sound of it. Kat Potente, you and I will have a son, and we will name him Hadoop, and he will be a great warrior, a king!