Quotes 6-26-2014 : words and dirt

“Though she would never show it, Eliza felt a sudden upwelling of affection for Rossignol. In a world full of men who only wanted to take her to bed, it was somehow comforting to know that there was one who, given the opportunity, would prefer to read through a big pile of stolen correspondence.”

––The Confusion, by Neal Stephenson, pg. 59

“To stop technical progress is to reserve a place in the dustbin of history.”