Books smell. Musty and rich. The knowledge gained from a computer is ... it has no texture, no context. It's there and then it's gone. If it's to last then the getting of knowledge should be tangible, it should be smelly.
Giles to Miss Callendar, on books vs computers
from "I, Robot ... you, Jane", Buffy The Vampire Slayer by Joss Whedon
Before modification by Praziquantel at 03/11/2012 03:56:05 PM
But we've seen how uninspiring and totally devoid of creativity or innovation their Ajah is... so I would probably end up as a Black at some point out of sheer facepalming.
