The spark for a relationship might come for free—a look, a word. But the fuel to keep it going would always be expensive. Money might not buy happine… - Kenn Kaufman

The whole thing might have been erected by a demented billionaire—which it was, I reflected, since it had been built by the U.S. government.

Come on," I said, feeling tired and angry. "You don't really think that. Nobody thinks that any more, do they? How can the public image be so far off from the reality? Does everybody pay more attention to damn television than to real life?

We were talking about the insulation of human experience. We live enclosed in artificial structures with controlled climates, synthetic food, and purified water. No wonder our glimpses of the real world come as a shock.