“Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust. You couldn’t be here if stars hadn’t exploded, because the elements - the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, iron, all the things that matter for evolution and for life - weren’t created at the beginning of time. They were created in the nuclear furnaces of stars, and the only way for them to get into your body is if those stars were kind enough to explode. So, forget Jesus. The stars died so that you could be here today.”
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“Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is by far the best ending for one.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“It turned out I was pretty good in science. But again, because of the small budget, in science class we couldn't afford to do experiments in order to prove theories. We just believed everything. Actually, I think that class was called Religion. Religion class was always an easy class. All you had to do was suspend the logic and reasoning you were being taught in all the other classes.”
― Brain Droppings
― Brain Droppings
“There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Time is what keeps everything from happening at once.”
― The Girl in the Golden Atom
― The Girl in the Golden Atom
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