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" The red indicator light just came on. I'm looking at the run-time error report. It's like a mathematically precise way of saying, This is not how you do this, man. Meaning life, I suppose. It's computer for Hey, buddy, you are massively bungling this up. I know it. I know it better than anyone. I don't need silicon wafers with a slightly neurotic interface to tell me that. "

Charles Yu , How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe


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Charles Yu quote : The red indicator light just came on. I'm looking at the run-time error report. It's like a mathematically precise way of saying, <i>This is not how you do this, man</i>. Meaning life, I suppose. It's computer for <i>Hey, buddy, you are massively bungling this up</i>. I know it. I know it better than anyone. I don't need silicon wafers with a slightly neurotic interface to tell me that.