The Lost World (Jurassic Park, #2)

by Michael Crichton

“Of course the auto companies discarded it—it’s a good idea. Don’t want any good ideas coming out of a big company. Might lead to a good product!”

Eddie said, “What is this, a salamander convention?”

even arranging the images neatly on the computer monitor was calming to him.

Sarah recognized his type: a classic beta male animal, subservient to the core.

Mass media swamps diversity.

Everyone will think the same thing at the same time.

There must be parallel processors to handle all the graphics.

“And meanwhile, you feel the way the boat moves? That’s the sea. That’s real. You smell the salt in the air? You feel the sunlight on your skin? That’s all real. You see all of us together? That’s real. Life is wonderful. It’s a gift to be alive, to see the sun and breathe the air. And there isn’t really anything else.