But the toaster was quite satisfied with itself, thank you. Though it knew from magazines that there were toasters who could toast four slices at a time, it didn't think that the master, who lived alone and seemed to have few friends, would have wanted a toaster of such institutional proportions. With toast, it's quality that matters, not quantity.
Let me tell you about the end of the world. It happened fifty years ago. Maybe a hundred. And since then it's been lovely. I mean it. Nobody tries to… - Thomas M. Disch
Let me tell you about the end of the world. It happened fifty years ago. Maybe a hundred. And since then it's been lovely. I mean it. Nobody tries to…
- Thomas M. Disch
The distances between the stars seem brief by contrast to the distances between each of us and his fellows. - Thomas M. Disch
The distances between the stars seem brief by contrast to the distances between each of us and his fellows.
Gene Wolfe has produced a work of art that can satisfy adult appetites and in which even the most fantastical elements register as poetry rather than… - Thomas M. Disch
Gene Wolfe has produced a work of art that can satisfy adult appetites and in which even the most fantastical elements register as poetry rather than…
Creativeness is finding patterns where none exist. - Thomas M. Disch
Creativeness is finding patterns where none exist.
Poets are regarded as handicapped writers whose work must be treated with a tender condescension, such as one accords the athletic achievements of ba… - Thomas M. Disch
Poets are regarded as handicapped writers whose work must be treated with a tender condescension, such as one accords the athletic achievements of ba…
Sometimes the whole world is mud luscious and puddle wonderful - Thomas M. Disch
Sometimes the whole world is mud luscious and puddle wonderful
Thought is a disease of the brain. The mind defends itself against the degenerative process of creativity; it begins to jell; notions solidify into i… - Thomas M. Disch
Thought is a disease of the brain. The mind defends itself against the degenerative process of creativity; it begins to jell; notions solidify into i…
Sameness is what marketers want us to want. - Thomas M. Disch
Sameness is what marketers want us to want.
Creativity is the ability to see relationships where none exist. - Thomas M. Disch
Creativity is the ability to see relationships where none exist.
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