And I find chopsticks frankly distressing. Am I alone in thinking it odd that a people ingenious enough to invent paper, gunpowder, kites and any number of other useful objects, and who have a noble history extending back 3,000 years haven't yet worked out that a pair of knitting needles is no way to capture food?
Bill BrysonI had always thought that once you grew up you could do anything you wanted - stay up all night or eat ice-cream straight out of the container.
Bill BrysonI can't fix the world. If you want to make a difference in life, you have to direct your energies in a focused way.
Bill BrysonThe upshot of all this is that we live in a universe whose age we can't quite compute, surrounded by stars whose distances we don't altogether know, filled with matter we can't identify, operating in conformance with physical laws whose properties we donโt truly understand.
Bill BrysonA world without newspapers or a world where the newspapers are purely electronic and you read them on a screen is not a very appealing world.
Bill BrysonIt is not true that the English invented cricket as a way of making all other human endeavors look interesting and lively; that was merely an unintended side effect... It is the only sport that incorporates meal breaks. It is the only sport that shares its name with an insect. It is the only sport in which spectators burn as many calories as players - more if they are moderately restless.
Bill Bryson