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Comment author: pewpewlasergun 03 October 2013 06:06:56AM 25 points [-]

“Whenever serious and competent people need to get things done in the real world, all considerations of tradition and protocol fly out the window.”

Neal Stephenson - "Quicksilver"

Comment author: Daniel_Burfoot 06 October 2013 05:58:01PM 12 points [-]

What strikes me most about this quote is how well Stephenson understands the psychology of his audience.