"If you want to know what it is that your own country produces that is genuinely excellent, look for what the most obsessively discerning residents of London and Tokyo choose to import. Look for the choices of the otaku, the fanatic of pure information."—William Gibson in the introduction to Paul Smith, "You Can Find Inspiration … Continue reading Importing Excellence
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Russell Conjugation
"Sentence 1: I am firm.Sentence 2: You are obstinate.Sentence 3: He/She/It is pigheaded."-Bertrand Russell, quoted in David Perell, "News in the Age of Abundance." Perell.com. February 4, 2020. "Most people will have a positive emotion to the first sentence, a mild reaction to the second, and a negative reaction to the third. Likewise, writers can … Continue reading Russell Conjugation
