Cyberspace. A consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators, in every nation, by children being taught mathematical … - William Gibson

Cyberspace. A consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators, in every nation.

"Change is happening and old structures are falling in the form of a "Death of a Thousand Cuts." In other words one grand act is not occuring but a multitude of small expressions on the part of individuals, both slowly and swiftly taking the place of heirarchy and history."

"Macao," the Finn said.
"Macao?"
"The Long Hum family. Stockbrokers."
The Long Hum people were so oblique that they made my idea of a subtle approach look like a tactical nuke-out.

"Wonderful", the Flatline said, "I never did like to do anything simple when I could do it ass-backwards."