In the end I came to see that the true prophet of the modern world was Samuel Butler: when he suggested that the machine was an evolutionary development, destined to supersede man as the dominant species and reduce him to greenfly status, the status of machine-minder, homo mechanicus instead of homo sapiens; and to modify his nature accordingly.
Robert AickmanIt is strange that people train themselves so carefully to go to waste so prematurely
Robert AickmanAfter all, that was a main purpose of science: to make things of all kinds happen sooner than they otherwise would.
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The first step towards mastering time is always to make time meaningless
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Give up all the wild ideas that buzz round you like wasps. Or like bluebottles. […] Find a nice, ordinary girl, not too attractive or you’ll be jealous all the time, not too bright or you’ll be anxious all the time, not too rich or you’ll have nothing to strive for, not too original or she’ll upset people. There are plenty of them, and all of them are available to a young postman like you. Those are the terms offered.”
The terrier had come to a sudden standstill, as if he had been a white gun dog on one of the estates.
“You don’t live like that,” said Robin from the bed.
“I don’t live at all,” replied Rosetta. “Haven’t you realized?”
“Perhaps I have.” Now Robin was staring at her: momentarily still that muggy evening; for seconds rigid as the dog.
Rosetta smiled. “I am the person every postman meets in the end.”
“I’m a provisional postman only. I told you that clearly,” remarked Robin, starting once more to relax.
“Do what I tell you. What else is there for you? Only wasps and bluebottles.
Much to be preferred to boxing are fencing and revolver-practice, judo and study of poisons.
Robert AickmanThere are no beautiful houses in England now. Only ruins, mental homes, and Government offices.
Robert AickmanWhen you live entirely among madmen, it is difficult to know how sane you are.
Robert Aickman...human beings are compelled to massacre animals unceasingly, because human beings are simply unable to survive, for the most part, on apples and nuts. - Ravissante
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