Not exact matches
Following his morning keynote, Doctorow spoke to GoodEReader
about one of the metaphors he used
in his presentation, that of the dandelion, a flower that doesn't concern itself with how it reproduces other than to make sure that dandelions grow out of every
sidewalk crack.
Mammals worry
about what happens to each and every one of their offspring, but dandelions only care that every
crack in every
sidewalk has dandelions growing out of it.
When government agencies fail to respond to residents» complaints
about potholes, broken pavement, and large
cracks in sidewalks, injured pedestrians can get compensated for the injuries caused by those conditions.