“Our world hangs like a magnificent jewel in the vastness of space… In the perspective of infinity, our differences are infinitesimal.” —Fred Rogers
GEEK WISDOM
The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture
Edited by Stephen H. Segal
With commentary by Zaki Hasan, N.K. Jemisin, Eric San Juan, and Genevieve Valentine
“I have been, and always shall be, your friend.” “With great power comes great responsibility.” “Inconceivable!” “Don’t panic.” “Ray, when someone asks you if you are a god, you say yes!” “What is your damage, Heather?” “No matter where you go… there you are.” “So say we all.”
We all toss around these modern quotations — from books, movies, games, comics — as if they were a whole new cultural canon, every bit as profound as the classic quotes from Shakespeare and the Bible. Well, guess what: That’s because they are. GEEK WISDOM takes as gospel some 200 of the most powerful and oft-cited quotations from fantastical nerd culture, and interprets them in a collection of fun but thought-provoking mini-essays that explore the hidden depths within.
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Stephen H. Segal is a Hugo Award-winning editor, designer, and writer. His book GEEK WISDOM: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture was published by Quirk Books in 2011. Since March 2012, he has served as editor in chief of the Philadelphia Weekly. Previously, as editorial & creative director of Weird Tales, he led the 21st-century revamp of that pioneering magazine of fantastic literature.