Some writers, notably Anton Chekov, argue that all characters must be admirable, because once we've looked at anyone deeply enough and understood their motivation we must identify with them rather than judge them. — Scarlett Thomas Copy Share Image
“Someone who has the delusion Glass, is made of, does not literally believe herself to be made of glass but rather feels fragile and… — Scarlett Thomas Copy Share Image
“Child, all books are magic. Just think,' he said, 'about what books make people do. People go to war on the basis of what… — Scarlett Thomas Copy Share Image
Living for ever would be like marrying yourself, with no possibility of a divorce. — Scarlett Thomas Copy Share Image
But I quite like the way you can talk about science without necessarily using mathematics, but using metaphors instead. — Scarlett Thomas Copy Share Image
“My mind now has a celebration party and a funeral going on in the same room.” — Scarlett Thomas Copy Share Image
You can't do science in a novel, but you can do philosophy. Or, if you're really lucky, you can manage to pose a question… — Scarlett Thomas Copy Share Image
“Even if you did drop into someone's consciousness, you'd have all their memories and desires and hang-ups right there in front of you. And… — Scarlett Thomas Copy Share Image
I erased the thought from my mind, but I couldn't undo the fact that I'd had the thought in the first place. — Scarlett Thomas Copy Share Image
“They really do have nothing in common on paper, these people and him. But yet there are so many common reference points; even some… — Scarlett Thomas Copy Share Image
“Aquinas wondered what would happen if God wanted to achieve universal resurrection. In other words, bringing everybody who had ever lived back to life… — Scarlett Thomas Copy Share Image
“There's something romantic about it, of course, in the way only other people's lives can be.” — Scarlett Thomas Copy Share Image
![“They really do have nothing in common on paper, these people and him. But yet there are so many common reference points; even some unexpected ones. . . .they all want to be cool. And they're all scared but no good at showing it. . . . [t]hey all know how to act cool. after all, life's pretty scary…” quote by Scarlett Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0b7/scarlett-thomas-8232_danger_they-really-do-have-nothing-in-common-on_335741.jpg)
