Quotes 5-27-2015
by Miles Raymer
“This was how the mind worked. The mind couldn’t think about the End of the World all the time. It needed the occasional break, a romp through the trivial. Because it was through trivia that the mind was anchored in reality, as the largest oak tree was rooted, ultimately, in a system of rootlets.”
––Seveneves, by Neal Stephenson, pg. 53
“Seven billion who need to be kept happy, and docile, until the end. How do you do that? What’s the best way to calm down a scared kid, get them to go back to sleep? Tell them a story. Some shit about Jesus or whatever.”
––Seveneves, by Neal Stephenson, pg. 127
Awesome! Looking forward to your review of this one! That last quote reminds me of Mark Z. Danielewski
Interesting. Hadn’t made that connection, but now that you mention it, there is definitely some of the Danielewski vibe in Stephenson, although I think Stephenson is generally more upbeat.