451 по фаренгейту
It was a pleasure to burn
We’vewatchedthemcarefully. Heredityandenvironmentarefunnythings. Youcan’tridyourselvesofalltheoddducksinjustafewyears. Thehomeenvironmentcanundoalotyoutrytodoatschool. That’swhywe’veloweredthekindergartenageyearafteryearuntilnowwe’realmostsnatchingthemfromthecradle. WehadsomefalsealarmsontheMcClellans,whentheylivedinChicago. Neverfoundabook. Unclehadamixedrecord;anti-social. Thegirl? Shewasatimebomb. Thefamilyhadbeenfeedinghersubconscious,I’msure,fromwhatIsawofherschoolrecord. Shedidn’twanttoknowhowathingwasdone,butwhy. Thatcanbeembarrassing. YouaskWhytoalotofthingsandyouwindupveryunhappyindeed,ifyoukeepatit. Thepoorgirl’sbetteroffdead."
"Yes,dead."
"Luckily,queeroneslikeherdon’thappen,often. Weknowhowtonipmostoftheminthebud,early. Youcan’tbuildahousewithoutnailsandwood. Ifyoudon’twantahousebuilt,hidethenailsandwood. Ifyoudon’twantamanunhappypolitically,don’tgivehimtwosidestoaquestiontoworryhim; givehimone.Betteryet,givehimnone. Lethimforgetthereissuchathingaswar. IftheGovernmentisinefficient,top-heavy,andtax-mad,betteritbeallthosethanthatpeopleworryoverit. Peace,Montag. GivethepeopleconteststheywinbyrememberingthewordstomorepopularsongsorthenamesofstatecapitalsorhowmuchcornIowagrewlastyear. Cramthemfullofnon-combustibledata,chockthemsodamnedfullof‘facts’theyfeelstuffed,butabsolutely‘brilliant’withinformation. Thenthey’llfeelthey’rethinking,they’llgetasenseofmotionwithoutmoving. Andthey’llbehappy,becausefactsofthatsortdon’tchange. Don’tgivethemanyslipperystufflikephilosophyorsociologytotiethingsupwith. Thatwayliesmelancholy.
