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Mark Forsyth
“Oxygen was called flammable air for a while, but it didn't catch on.”
Mark Forsyth, The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language

Simon Garfield
“Ecofont is designed to save ink, money and eventually the planet, but heaven save us from worthy fonts. Ecofont is a program that adds holes to a font. The software takes Arial, Verdana, Times New Roman and prints them is if they had been attacked by moths. They retain their original shape but not their original form, and so lose their true weight and beauty... a study at the University of Wisconsin claimed that Ecofonts, such as Ecofont Vera Sans, actually uses more ink and toner than lighter fonts such as Century Gothic...”
Simon Garfield, Just My Type: A Book About Fonts

George R.R. Martin
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

Robert Rankin
“If there are no spots on a sugar cube then I’ve just put a dice in my tea.”
Robert Rankin, The Antipope

Simon Garfield
“In 1979 the New York Times reported that in many {New York Subway} stations, the signs are so confusing that one is tempted to wish they were not there at all - a wish that is, in fact, granted in numerous stations and on all too many of the subway cars themselves.”
Simon Garfield, Just My Type: A Book About Fonts

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