451 по фаренгейту

           AndthisotherfellowisCharlesDarwin,andthisoneisSchopenhauer,andthisoneisEinstein, andthisonehereatmyelbowisMr.AlbertSchweitzer,averykindphilosopherindeed. Hereweallare,Montag. AristophanesandMahatmaGandhiandGautamaBuddhaandConfuciusandThomasLovePeacockandThomasJeffersonandMr.Lincoln,ifyouplease. WearealsoMatthew,Mark,Luke,andJohn." 

           Everyonelaughedquietly. 

           "Itcan’tbe,"saidMontag. 

           "Itis,"repliedGranger,smiling. "We’rebook-burners,too. Wereadthebooksandburntthem,afraidthey’dbefound. Micro-filmingdidn’tpayoff; wewerealwaystravelling,wedidn’twanttoburythefilmandcomebacklater. Alwaysthechanceofdiscovery. Bettertokeepitintheoldheads, wherenoonecanseeitorsuspectit. Weareallbitsandpiecesofhistoryandliteratureandinternationallaw, Byron,TomPaine,Machiavelli,orChrist,it’shere. Andthehourislate.Andthewar’sbegun. Andweareouthere,andthecityisthere,allwrappedupinitsowncoatofathousandcolours. Whatdoyouthink,Montag?" 

           "IthinkIwasblindtryingtodothingsmyway, plantingbooksinfiremen’shousesandsendinginalarms." 

           "Youdidwhatyouhadtodo. Carriedoutonanationalscale,itmighthaveworkedbeautifully. Butourwayissimplerand,wethink,better. Allwewanttodoiskeeptheknowledgewethinkwewillneed,intactandsafe. We’renotouttoinciteorangeranyoneyet. Forifwearedestroyed,theknowledgeisdead,perhapsforgood. Wearemodelcitizens,inourownspecialway;wewalktheoldtracks,welieinthehillsatnight, andthecitypeopleletusbe.