Neal Stephenson Quote
What do you think Orolo saw, when he looked out thus? Fraa Jad asked. He was a great appreciator of beauty and loved to look at the mountains from the starhenge, I said. You think he saw beauty? That is a safe answer, since it is beautiful. But what was he thinking about? What connections did the beauty enable him to perceive? I couldn’t possibly answer that. Don’t answer it. Ask it.
Neal Stephenson
What do you think Orolo saw, when he looked out thus? Fraa Jad asked. He was a great appreciator of beauty and loved to look at the mountains from the starhenge, I said. You think he saw beauty? That is a safe answer, since it is beautiful. But what was he thinking about? What connections did the beauty enable him to perceive? I couldn’t possibly answer that. Don’t answer it. Ask it.