The Toynbee Convector Quotes

“No," said a voice, "the only thing wrong on a night like that is that there is a world and you must come back to it.”
― Ray Bradbury, The Toynbee Convector

“And just holding her hand would be good. Can you understand that? Do you know that holding someone's hand can be `the' thing? Such a thing that your hands move while not moving. You can remember a thing like that, rather than any other thing about a night, all your life. Just holding hands can mean more, I believe it. When everything is repeated, and over, and familiar, it's the first things rather than the last that count.”
― Ray Bradbury, The Toynbee Convector

“I think I begin to see where everything fell apart. The books I read, jetsam to you. Junk. Why didn't we realize that ten years back?"
"Lots of things you don't notice when you're-" he slowed- "in love".”
― Ray Bradbury, The Toynbee Convector