“Reading on a computer screen gives you no sense of time or investment. The page always looks the same, and everything is always in the same exact spot. When reading the book, no matter how large or small it is, a tension builds, concurrent with your progress through its pages. I get a nervous excitement as I see the number of pages that remain to be read draining inexorably from the right to the left.” BookReadingPaperComputerEbookScreenDead Tree Book:Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages Source: Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages
“[U]se extreme caution, and please remember that 451 degrees Fahrenheit is more than just a book a title....” StrongmanPhone Book Book:The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads Source: The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads
“Among people who might be described as having at least a passing regard for the English language, there are few instances of usage that evoke a desire to mutilate more than the perceived misuse of literally.” UsageLiterally Book:Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation Source: Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation
“No one is yet using figuratively to mean literally; the confusion, such as it is, is all in one direction.” UsageLiterallyFiguratively Speaking Book:Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation Source: Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation
“...Zachary winched a few more letters onto his last name and declared himself king of the Z aficionados.” ZPhone Book Book:The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads Source: The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads
“Telephone books are, like dictionaries, already out of date the moment they are printed....” DictionaryPhone BookTelephone Directory Book:The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads Source: The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads
“For the benefit of those half-dozen people who will see a name like Gwillim and put this book down in order to go look it up to see where it comes from — it is the Welsh version of William” NamesWalesPhone Book Book:The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads Source: The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads