Wednesday, May 31, 2006

extremely loud and incredibly close

LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!

"sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all of the lives I'm not living." p. 113

50 degrees below

"They used to call people like her workaholics before everyone got up to speed and the concept had gone away." p.18

I didn't like this one as much as the first. Too much "science", too little fiction. Far more preachy than even Chrichton's State of Fear.

Friday, May 05, 2006

the light fantastic - pratchett

Inside every sane person there's a madman struggling to get out. (p.193)

The important thing about having lots of things to remember is that you've got to go somewhere afterward where you can remember them, you see? You've got to stop. You haven't really been anywhere until you've got back home. (p. 238)

Monday, May 01, 2006

forever odd

I do not own a suit. Or a tie. Or shoes that need to be shied.
For cool weather, I own two crew-neck sweaters.
Once a bought a sweater vest. Temporary insanity. Realizing that I had introduced an unthinkable level of complexity to my wardrobe, I returned it to the store the next day. (p.3)