Will

“In 1936, Gerhard Gentzen provided a proof of the consistency of arithmetic, but to do it he needed to use a controversial technique known as transfinite induction. This technique is not among the usual methods of proof, and it hardly seemed appropriate for guaranteeing the consistency of arithmetic. What Gentzen had done was prove the obvious by assuming the doubtful.”
― Ted Chiang, Arrival: Film tie-in

“Simmons hadn’t been too surprised to find Franklin a young bearded man who looked more like he ought to be doing a poetry reading at a college than leading people to look at a classified government facility.”
― Bob Mayer, Area 51

“She looked to me like a librarian is supposed to, slightly stern, with a longer-than-average neck.”
― David Sedaris, Themes and Variations

“And there’s no point in me doing anything if I can’t write about it,” I continued. “It would be like . . . walking ten miles without my Fitbit on—a complete waste. I mean, I do do things I don’t write about: I use the bathroom, I have sex, but I try to be quick about it.”
― David Sedaris, Themes and Variations