Gary Corby > Quotes

“Writing is to copyediting what swimming is to pool maintenance.”
― Gary Corby

“Back in the days when gladiators hacked away at each other, there was always the man who decided whether the defeated should live or die. The job is usually given to the Emperor in movies, but in fact any senior man could have been the designated thumbs-up-thumbs-down guy.
The official title for this fellow was...the editor. (evil laughter in background)”
― Gary Corby

“A dead man fell from the sky, landing at my feet with a thud.”
― Gary Corby, The Pericles Commission

“[The building] had been designed by an architect, so it bore little resemblance to any normal structure.”
― Gary Corby, The Pericles Commission

“The Gods hate hubris in a man almost more than any trait. Remember the boastful words of Odysseus to Poseidon after the fall of Troy? He paid for it with ten years of his life, and the lives of all his men. Retract your boast before something bad happens!”
― Gary Corby, The Pericles Commission

“If you're Microsoft, you can prevent a porn site using microsoft.xxx. Although that would be ironic since micro and soft probably aren't at the forefront of desirable concepts when you're looking for porn.”
― Gary Corby