Gary K Bibliophile

“Cinema helps us to remember that although we all have the right to shine, some of us must shine in the background, out of focus, and not too brightly.”
― Richard Ayoade, Ayoade on Top

“I'll do everything I can, but you might just have to settle for being avenged." -Chrisjen Avasarala”
― James S.A. Corey, Babylon’s Ashes

“[regarding the quality of Juanita’s coding of avatar faces in the Metaverse]
They [businessmen] come here to talk turkey with suits from around the world and they consider it just as good as a face to face. They more or less ignore what is being said - a lot gets lost in translation after all. They pay attention to the facial expressions and body language of the people they are talking to and that’s how they know what’s going on inside a person’s head... by condensing fact from the vapor of nuance.”
― Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

“...a well-stocked mind is safe from boredom.”
― Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s End