![rw-book-cover](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51XuZ37OkvL._SL200_.jpg) ## Metadata - Author: [[Charles Stross]] - Full Title: Empire Games - Category: #books ## Highlights - I’m not a mushroom; I don’t thrive in the dark on a diet of bullshit.” ([Location 3193](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01HMMYSOW&location=3193)) - Dr. Scranton trailed behind, her poker face frozen—like a thin rind of ice covering a lake of viciously dry amusement—as she sent the brigade of second-guessers scattering like tenpins. ([Location 4255](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01HMMYSOW&location=4255)) - Too many chefs spoil the broth, and right now we’ve got sixteen different chiefs trying to run the kitchen. They can’t even agree on whether it’s sushi or McDonald’s.” ([Location 4495](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01HMMYSOW&location=4495))