“SOME OF THE NEW STYLE MACHINES HAVE A LOT OF PLASTIC PARTS.” He dipped his hand into a bin of ratchet gears for Olivetti ribbon spools. They were all clean, lightly oiled steel.
“THE PLASTIC PARTS ARE NO GOOD. METAL IS BETTER. WE TAKE OUT THE PLASTIC AND PUT IN METAL. THE LAST SUIT I WEAR HAS NO POCKETS. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?”
— 'You love these machines. These machines are dead: a love story.'