The world has become one big grassy knoll, crawling with lone gunmen who think they're the Warren Commission.

- Ken MacLeod

Science fiction made me aware of how big and strange the universe was, leaving aside the whole question of aliens.

- Ken MacLeod

The idea of determinism combined with complete human responsibility struck me as very hard to reconcile with an idea of justice, let alone mercy.

- Ken MacLeod

The real world is far too complex and unpredictable to make something like the idea of humanity controlling its own evolution or engineering itself - well, I wouldn't say impossible but it should be approached with a degree of caution.

- Ken MacLeod

I'm a long-term optimist, and I don't think the problems with our society are from being overly optimistic.

- Ken MacLeod

What if capitalism is unsustainable, and socialism is impossible?

- Ken MacLeod

I don't really believe in the Devil, but if the Devil is the Father of Lies, then he certainly invented the Internet.

- Ken MacLeod