What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.

"Every role I take on is a challenge, and that's what keeps me going."

每本书都是一句引文；每座房子都是从所有森林、矿山和采石场中引用的；每个人都是从他所有祖先中引用的。