Michael Chabon in Henry Jenkins; Wyn Kelley; Katie Clinton (2013). Reading in a Participatory Culture: Remixing Moby-Dick in the English Classroom. Teachers College Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-8077-5401-6.
It has been well said that an author who expects results from a first novel is in a position similar to that of a man who drops a rose petal down the Grand Canyon of Arizona and listens for the echo.
P. G. Wodehouse in P G Wodehouse (26 March 2009). Cocktail Time. Random House. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4090-3522-0.
A significant portion of available oil remains unexploited after primary production at drilling sites. Novel technology suitable for use on floating platforms will aid in application of proven methods to release much of the oil trapped in the ground by physical forces.