Adams fancies himself as a big swinging dick in risk analytics: Leave out the “big” and “swinging” and he’s… — Charles Stross

You know there’s no advantage to be gained by murdering idiots—it doesn’t teach the idiot anything and it might give onlookers the idea that you take them seriously.

Liz isn’t simply not going by the book, she’s just about throwing it in the shredder.

I’m not going to make the mistake of appealing to your patriotism: It’s a deflating currency these days, and an ambiguous one. But I would like to put a word in for ethics, fair play, and enlightened self-interest.