“Busy, busy, busy, is what we Bokononists whisper whenever we think of how complicated and unpredictable the machinery of life really is.”
“How complicated and unpredictable the machinery of life really is.”
“To perceive how language works, what pitfalls it conceals, what its possibilities are, is to comprehend a crucial aspect of the complicated business of living the life of a human being.”
“What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.”
“I’m a witch. It’s what we do. When it’s nobody else’s business, it’s my business.”
“The essential question is not, "How busy are you?' but 'What are you busy at?' 'Are you doing what fulfills you?”