“I'm afraid of coaching, of writer's classes, of writer's magazines, of books on how to write. They give me centipede trouble - you know the yarn about the centipede who was asked how he managed all his feet? He tried to answer, stopped to think about it, and was never able to walk another step.” ThinkingKnowsGivingWritingBookAbleLanguageAnswersWalksStepsClassTroubleFeetGive MeMagazinesCoachingYarnCentipedes Author:Robert A. Heinlein
“Give the public the 'image' of what it thinks it ought to be, or what television commercials or glossy magazine ads have convinced us we ought to be, and we will buy more of the product, become closer to the image, and further from reality.” ThinkingGivingRealityTelevisionProductsOughtConvincedMagazinesAdsConsumerismOverconsumptionTelevision Commercials Book:A Circle of Quiet Source: A Circle of Quiet