These writers, philosophers, characters, and ordinary people take simplicity to a new level, packing a big wallop into very few words. Some quotations are funny, some poignant, some simply absurd. Each was carefully selected on the basis of its ability to impart common sense or joy. So even if you don't find any pearls of wisdom, maybe you'll have a good laugh. The greatest obstacle to communication is the illusion that it has already taken place.
Every mountain means at least two valleys.
If we don' t succeed, we run the risk of failure. When ideas fail, words come in very handy. Because it isn't there. The Information Superhighway was pretty much of a dud. The problem, of course, was that even though the information was coming a lot faster, the vast majority of it, having originated with human beings, was still wrong.