quarta-feira, 9 de fevereiro de 2005

O que eu ando a ler, o que eu ando a ler



«He had already realized that intelligence was just the word people used for stupid remarks that were well presented and prettily pronounced, and that intelligence itself was so corrupt, there was often more to be gained from being dumb than from being a sworn intellectual. Intelligence makes you unhappy, lonely, and poor, whereas disguinsing it offers a the possibility of immortality in the newsprint and the admiration of those who believe what they read.»

Martin Page, How I became stupid ("Comment je suis devenu stupide")