More gems from Quicksilver
Another nice line from Neal Stephenson’s book (emphasis mine):
“I am certain that in the fullness of time, the opinion I have just voiced will be wide spread among learned persons,” Daniel said. “This may not however elevate your stature during the years you have remaining; for fame’s a weed, but repute is a slow-growing oak, and all we can do during our lifetimes is hop around like squirrels and plant acorns.”
October 14th, 2004 at 2:32 am
Beautiful.
It was a good read, this morning. Thanks.
October 14th, 2004 at 7:29 am
Elegant. Thank you.