Monday, November 30, 2009

"My life has been uneventful by comparison"



"My life has been uneventful by comparison" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Sunday, November 29, 2009

"A smile might have played round my lips"



"A smile might have played round my lips" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Saturday, November 28, 2009

"For confusion is a kind of bewitchment"



"For confusion is a kind of bewitchment" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Friday, November 27, 2009

"Pay attention, that's all. Notice things"



"Pay attention, that's all. Notice things" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

"Connect what you've noticed. Connect it into a picture"



"Connect what you've noticed. Connect it into a picture" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Thursday, November 26, 2009

"You could not extract the Philosophic Mercury from gold"



"You could not extract the Philosophic Mercury from gold" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

"And I am not in the mood to be tender and conciliatory just now"



"And I am not in the mood to be tender and conciliatory just now" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

"Gold and silver will appear in our coffers as if by magic"



"Gold and silver will appear in our coffers as if by magic" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Monday, November 23, 2009

"I have begun thinking like an Alchemist"



"I have begun thinking like an Alchemist" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Sunday, November 22, 2009

"There are ragged bandit gangs all over the place"



"There are ragged bandit gangs all over the place" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Saturday, November 21, 2009

"I do not know the nature of your involvement with this"



"I do not know the nature of your involvement with this" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Friday, November 20, 2009

"That? It is a hole in the wall, a niche, a dovecote"



"That? It is a hole in the wall, a niche, a dovecote" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Thursday, November 19, 2009

"I confess that I was observing through the window"



"I confess that I was observing through the window" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

"In coming weeks, I'll be moving around quite a bit"



"In coming weeks, I'll be moving around quite a bit" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

"It makes me worry that you are about to get in trouble again"



"It makes me worry that you are about to get in trouble again" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Monday, November 16, 2009

"Does anyone else here in London have dough?"



"Does anyone else here in London have dough?" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Sunday, November 15, 2009

"It felt as if it had been stung by a bee"



"It felt as if it had been stung by a bee" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Saturday, November 14, 2009

"It was the sort of dilemma that might make a fellow anxious"



"It was the sort of dilemma that might make a fellow anxious" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Friday, November 13, 2009

"Because the next thing you'll do is melt it down to extract that mystery"



"Because the next thing you'll do is melt it down to extract that mystery" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Thursday, November 12, 2009

"The process of abstraction continues"



"The process of abstraction continues" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

"You are so frequently seen in the company of these fine persons"



"You are so frequently seen in the company of these fine persons" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

"He had flown into a rage and made a tremendous commotion"



"He had flown into a rage and made a tremendous commotion" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Monday, November 9, 2009

"Truly the forkings and wanderings of the Nile are as unknowable as the streets of Cairo"



"Truly the forkings and wanderings of the Nile are as unknowable as the streets of Cairo" - The confusion by Neal Stephenson

Sunday, November 8, 2009

"Of course there was much more to it than that"



"Of course there was much more to it than that" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Saturday, November 7, 2009

"They did not begin to be human again until the sun went down"



"They did not begin to be human again until the sun went down" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Friday, November 6, 2009

"He drew half a breath of air and half of water"



"He drew half a breath of air and half of water" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Thursday, November 5, 2009

"Here was the moment when he would simply disappear"



"Here was the moment when he would simply disappear" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

"Her voice sounded quite strange at first"



"Her voice sounded quite strange at first" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

"They are there because they look good"



"They are there because they look good" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Monday, November 2, 2009

"I already impose on your hospitality too much"



"I already impose on your hospitality too much" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

Sunday, November 1, 2009

"At last I have rendered you speechless"



"At last I have rendered you speechless" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson