5 quotes found
“A picture was a motionless record of motion. An arrested representation of life. A picture was the kiss of death pretending to possess immutability.”
“..the writers obsession the desire to know and communicate, or, rather, to know everything so as to communicate with the greatest degree of precision.”
“The halcyon days of childhood, a time when everything lay open before him, when the most minor episodes could be construed as events and every chance encounter gave rise to fresh insights.”
“Jerkish". That was the name of a language of 225 words, developed in Atlanta for mutual communications between humans and chimpanzees - and there was no doubt (...) that more and more unfortunate c...”
“Out of the fog that shrouded the countryside, softening the outlines of people and things, demonstrators emerged, flags waved and speakers rose spontaneously to address spontaneous gatherings. Most...”
