“The alphabet was a great invention, which enabled men to store and to learn with little effort what others had learned the hard way-that is, to learn from books rather than from direct, possibly painful, contact with the real world.” MenWorldWayLittlesBookRealHardLanguageEffortDirectPainfulStoresInventionContactReal WorldAlphabetHard WayGreat Inventions Author:B. F. Skinner
“I was a bookworm, and very skinny with big, thick glasses. I never went on dates and guys were afraid of me because I was smart. So I got contact lenses, started to dress a little better and tried not to talk about Plato with boys. It worked!” LittlesBigsGuyBoysSmartDressesGlassesContactThickPlatoLensesSkinnyBookwormsContact Lenses Author:Julianne Moore
“I'd really like to be in closer contact with life. I'm a little too distant, I guess. I like to place myself outside.” LittlesContact Author:Yves Saint Laurent