I think some writers do suffer this fate mainly because at heart they are rebellious and the rules of grammar like many of the other rules of our world call for a herding in and a confirmation that the natural writer instinctively abhors, and, furthermore, his interest lies in the wider scope of subject and spirit.
— Charles Bukowski, On Writing.
GE’s quadruped walking truck, as seen in “Robotics: Isaac Asimov’s (Clank! Clank!) Artificial Man,” 1976.
Perhaps I am old fashioned, but when I think of you and I, I think of a house in the suburbs with nothing but warmth inside, and I think of spending all my days taking care of you and facing every challenge together in life’s ever-changing tide.
Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernell
— Dan Brown, Da Vinci Code.
Gorll, I just want to read all the books in one lifetime, how can I rest in peace knowing there's too many to read and I don't have enough timeee??? This problem is really causing me depression!!
What was the rationale for fusing science and faith? Unbiased science could not possibly be performed by a man who possessed faith in God. Nor did faith have any need for physical confirmation of its beliefs.
—Dan Brown, Da Vinci Code.
Charles Bukowski, On Writing.