Jonathan Simms
- The Magnus Archives: The bone turner's tale
People don't give the actuality of language the weight it deserves, I feel. Words are a way of taking your thoughts, the very makeup of your self, and giving them to another; putting your thoughts in the mind of someone else. They are not a perfect method of course, as there is plenty of scope for mutation and corruption between your mind and that of the listener. But that doesn't change the essence of what language is. Spoken aloud though, the thought dies quickly, if not picked up.
Bombino
- What shall I do?
What shall I do? Oh, what shall I do against this endless solitude? It is located in the bottom of my heart and lives on it every moment. My friends, do you know what could cool my boiling heart?
Jonathan Simms
- The Magnus Archives: Binary
Magnetic tape: Everyone thinks it's analog, but it's digital. A lower-tech version than what we use now, but people forget that it was used to store computerized data for decades. Maybe it reminds people of a film reel or maybe nostalgia turns everything analog. People always think of digital as 'not really there', but the thing is, information is always physically present. It doesn't exist as some formless nothing.
