Maniacs in the fourth dimension
The book was Maniacs in the Fourth Dimension, by Kilgore Trout. It was about people whose mental diseases couldn't be treated because the causes of the diseases were all in the fourth dimension, and three-dimensional Earthling doctors couldn't see those causes or even imagine them.
One thing Trout said that Rosewater liked very much was that there really were vampires and werewolves and goblins and angels and so on, but that they were in the fourth dimenson. So was William Blake, Rosewater's favourite artist. So were heaven and hell.
Kurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse 5, 75
One thing Trout said that Rosewater liked very much was that there really were vampires and werewolves and goblins and angels and so on, but that they were in the fourth dimenson. So was William Blake, Rosewater's favourite artist. So were heaven and hell.
Kurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse 5, 75
posted by decopuss at 3:18 AM
2 Comments:
I always did like the writings of Kurt Vonnegut. Sometimes I was not that into the plots of some of his novels, but the writing was powerful and really brought me into the book.
I like your blog because it brings our attention to some great use of language. (I'm kind of tired right now, so my use of language is less than great!)
Thanks! There are few things better than a beautifully composed arrangement of glorious words.
(Was just curious that's all as it's a rather fledgling collection.)
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