451 по фаренгейту
The Sieve and the Sand
"Can’ttrustpeople,that’sthedirtypart. YouandIandwhoelsewillsetthefires?"
"Aren’tthereprofessorslikeyourself,formerwriters,historians,linguists...?"
"Deadorancient."
"Theolderthebetter;they’llgounnoticed.Youknowdozens,admitit!"
"Oh,therearemanyactorsalonewhohaven’tactedPirandelloorShaworShakespeareforyearsbecausetheirplaysaretooawareoftheworld. Wecouldusetheiranger. Andwecouldusethehonestrageofthosehistorianswhohaven’twrittenalineforfortyyears. True,wemightformclassesinthinkingandreading."
"Yes!"
"Butthatwouldjustnibbletheedges.Thewholeculture’sshotthrough. Theskeletonneedsmeltingandre-shaping. GoodGod,itisn’tassimpleasjustpickingupabookyoulaiddownhalfacenturyago. Remember,thefiremenarerarelynecessary. Thepublicitselfstoppedreadingofitsownaccord. Youfiremenprovideacircusnowandthenatwhichbuildingsaresetoffandcrowdsgatherfortheprettyblaze, butit’sasmallsideshowindeed,andhardlynecessarytokeepthingsinline.Sofewwanttoberebelsanymore.Andoutofthosefew,most,likemyself,scareeasily. CanyoudancefasterthantheWhiteClown,shoutlouderthan‘Mr.Gimmick’andtheparlour‘families’? Ifyoucan,you’llwinyourway,Montag.Inanyevent,you’reafool. Peoplearehavingfun—"
"Committingsuicide!Murdering!"
