451 по фаренгейту
The Sieve and the Sand
"Mywifesaysbooksaren’t‘real.’"
"ThankGodforthat.Youcanshutthem,say,‘Holdonamoment.’ YouplayGodtoit. ButwhohasevertornhimselffromtheclawthatenclosesyouwhenyoudropaseedinaTVparlour? Itgrowsyouanyshapeitwishes!Itisanenvironmentasrealastheworld. Itbecomesandisthetruth. Bookscanbebeatendownwithreason. Butwithallmyknowledgeandscepticism,Ihaveneverbeenabletoarguewithaone-hundred-piecesymphonyorchestra,fullcolour,threedimensions,andIbeinginandpartofthoseincredibleparlours. Asyousee,myparlourisnothingbutfourplasterwalls. Andhere—"Heheldouttwosmallrubberplugs."FormyearswhenIridethesubway-jets."
"Denham’sDentifrice;theytoilnot,neitherdotheyspin,"saidMontag,eyesshut. "Wheredowegofromhere?Wouldbookshelpus?"
"Onlyifthethirdnecessarythingcouldbegivenus. Numberone,asIsaid,qualityofinformation. Numbertwo:leisuretodigestit. Andnumberthree:therighttocarryoutactionsbasedonwhatwelearnfromtheinter-actionofthefirsttwo. AndIhardlythinkaveryoldmanandafiremanturnedsourcoulddomuchthislateinthegame..."
"Icangetbooks."
"You’rerunningarisk."
"That’sthegoodpartofdying;whenyou’venothingtolose,yourunanyriskyouwant."
"There,you’vesaidaninterestingthing,"laughedFaber,"withouthavingreadit!"
