# Quote — William Gibson, Agency

> “Conner’s up there telepresently,” Verity said.
>
> “So what you’re doing is some new way to give TED talks? Like theater, with really random props and locations?”
>
> “He’s using something like the iPads on wheels, but more like one of those dogs, except it’s got arms and two legs.”
>
> “So where is he, physically?”
>
> “D.C. Washington.”
>
> Manuela winced. “Please.”

- Author: [William Gibson](https://www.leafyquotes.com/william-gibson.md)
- Book: [Agency](https://www.leafyquotes.com/william-gibson/agency.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jackpot_trilogy#Agency_(2020)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/william-gibson/agency/conners-up-there

## More from this book

> Netherton said nothing, something he’d only recently been learning to deliberately do.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/william-gibson/agency/netherton-said-nothing.md)

> “Turkey and Syria weirding you out?…Folks in Frankfurt made me feel like the Cold War never really went away. Somebody shoots down a couple of Russian jets, wham, it’s Cold War Atlantis, risen from the depths.”

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/william-gibson/agency/turkey-and-syria.md)

> “What’s going on?” asked Manuela, eyeing the container’s door. “Is this a cult? Kidnapping people and telling them somebody’s after them?”
>
> “Let me think about it,” Verity said.
>
> “You’re kidnapped too? Let’s fucking escape!”

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/william-gibson/agency/whats-going-on-asked.md)