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Quote #315 Publishers Are So Conservative, I'm Surprised They Don't Still Use Scribes Writing On Wet Clay Slabs.
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Publishers are so conservative, I'm surprised they don't still use scribes
writing on wet clay slabs.
-- David Brin
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This is the porcelain clay of humankind. -- John Dryden (1631-1700) -- Don Sebastian, Act i, Sc.
1...
She may guess what I should perform in the wet, if I do so much in the dry.
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I'm so conservative I even press my socks...
Conservative (we don't use that word)
When subtlety fails us we must make do with cream pies. -- David Bri
I use a limited version of Intel's Pentium for my writing work: A pen!
In the long run, though, I think the low quality of English text books is bound to come to the attention of high-quality publishers ready to fill our need.
In ten years we will probably have excellent texts again....