How we cite our quotes: (Act.Paragraph)
Quote #10
[…] what did you ever invent that was great when compared to that girl, to that boy, to this first couple who have discovered love, tears, beloved laughter, the love of husband and wife? (3.229)
Love is the greatest invention, greater than robots and mechanics. But, if love is so great, who invents that? You could say God… but you could also say, "Hey, Karel Čapek is the dude who thought up the love between Primus and Helena." The trumpeting of love and humanism ends up being an argument that playwrights are cooler than engineers—which is just the sort of thing you'd expect a playwright to say.