We need not be theologians to see that we have shifted responsibility for making the world interesting from God to the newspaperman.

Quote by Daniel J Boorstin

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Reading is like the sex act - done privately, and often in bed.

Reading is like the sex act - done privately, and often in bed.

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience....

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience....

The force of the advertising word and image dwarfs the power of other literature in...

The force of the advertising word and image dwarfs the power of other literature in...

We read advertisements... to discover and enlarge our desires. We are always ready - even...

We read advertisements... to discover and enlarge our desires. We are always ready - even...

The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to...

The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to...

The force of the advertising word and image dwarfs the power of other literature in...

The force of the advertising word and image dwarfs the power of other literature in...

Reading is like the sex act-done privately, and often in bed.

Reading is like the sex act-done privately, and often in bed.

The world of crime is a last refuge of the authentic, uncorrupted, spontaneous event.

The world of crime is a last refuge of the authentic, uncorrupted, spontaneous event.

I write to discover what I think. After all, the bars aren't open that early.

I write to discover what I think. After all, the bars aren't open that early.

I've learned any fool can write a bad ad, but it takes a real genius...

I've learned any fool can write a bad ad, but it takes a real genius...

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.

Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.

Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.

A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.

A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.

There was a time when the reader of an unexciting newspaper would remark, 'How dull...

There was a time when the reader of an unexciting newspaper would remark, 'How dull...

Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of...

Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of...

Celebrity-worship and hero-worship should not be confused. Yet we confuse them every day, and by...

Celebrity-worship and hero-worship should not be confused. Yet we confuse them every day, and by...

We read advertisements... to discover and enlarge our desires. We are always ready - even...

We read advertisements... to discover and enlarge our desires. We are always ready - even...

A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well because it was selling well.

A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well because it was selling well.

As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo...

As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo...

We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We...

We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We...