On Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Marc Lawrence wrote:
> Again, no offence meant, when I quote.....
>
> "While I'm still confused and uncertain, it's on a much higher plane,
> d'you see, and at least I know I'm bewildered about the really
> fundamental and important facts of the universe." Treatle nodded. "I
> hadn't looked at it like that," he said, "But you're absolutely right.
> He's really pushed back the boundaries of ignorance."
> -- Terry Pratchett, Equal Rites
>
> and
>
> They both savoured the strange warm glow of being much more ignorant
> than ordinary people, who were only ignorant of ordinary things.
> -- Terry Pratchett, Equal Rites
Well if you're going off in that direction...
"we demand that there be well defined areas of doubt & uncertainty"
-- Douglas Adams, HHGTG
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