Stephenson Family Ties

"The book itself is a curious artifact,

not showy in its technology but complex

and extremely efficient: a really neat

little device, compact, often very

pleasant to look at and handle, that can

last decades, even centuries. It doesn't

have to be plugged in, activated, or

performed by a machine; all it needs is

light, a human eye, and a human mind. It

is not one of a kind, and it is not

ephemeral. It lasts. It is reliable. If a

book told you something when you were

fifteen, it will tell it to you again when

you're fifty, though you may understand it

so differently that it seems you're

reading a whole new book."

by: Ursula K. Le Guin

Bill Root

Carlos Morales