He balanced in space with the book in his sweating cold fingers.
Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451.
“You're a hopeless romantic," said Faber. "It would be funny if it were not serious. It's not books you need, it's some of the things that once were in books. The same things could be in the 'parlor...”
“Are you happy?”
“The important thing for you to remember, Montag, is we're the Happiness Boys, the Dixie Duo, you and I and the others. We stand against the small tide of those who want to make everyone unhappy wit...”
“Don't ask for guarantees. And don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were heading for shore.”
“I'm afraid of them and they don't like mebecause I'm afraid.”
“I'm afraid of them and they don't like me because I'm afraid.”
“Some experiences are universal. A girl is a girl whether she lives in West Omaha or Sweet Valley. Books are often far more than books.”
“A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”
“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books”
“Of the two powers, the two categories that take possession of us when we enter the world, space is by far the less mysterious. . . . Space is, after all, solid, monolithic. . . . Time, on the other...”
“The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary master...”
“A human being is a part of the whole, called by us "Universe", a part limited in time and space.”
“I know the answer to improving Jess's condition doesn't lay in tears the answer is in sweat.”
“Success is dependent upon the glands - sweat glands.”