quote
quote of the week
"Whatever we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and
everyone else, if even in the tiniest way. Why, when a housefly flaps his wings,
a breeze goes round the world; when a speck of dust falls to the ground, the
entire planet weighs a little more; and when you stamp your foot, the earth
moves slightly off its course. Whenever you laugh, gladness spreads like the
ripples in a pond; and whenever you're sad, no one anywhere can be really happy.
And it's much the same thing with knowledge, for whenever you learn something
new, the whole world becomes that much richer."
- Norton Juster, "The Phantom Tollbooth"
"Whatever we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and
everyone else, if even in the tiniest way. Why, when a housefly flaps his wings,
a breeze goes round the world; when a speck of dust falls to the ground, the
entire planet weighs a little more; and when you stamp your foot, the earth
moves slightly off its course. Whenever you laugh, gladness spreads like the
ripples in a pond; and whenever you're sad, no one anywhere can be really happy.
And it's much the same thing with knowledge, for whenever you learn something
new, the whole world becomes that much richer."
- Norton Juster, "The Phantom Tollbooth"