“it was possible to be a (wo)man of science (in this case, medicine) and have a solution for life that did not reside in a pill bottle or in a mathematical equation.”
― The Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter
― The Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter
“Time travel exists. Yes, it really does. But we don’t call it that and it’s not physical. We call it books. The Internet. Photographic record. Letters.”
― The Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter
― The Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter
“ Those books, along with my science fiction and fantasy books at home were my friends. In a fairly lonely childhood, they helped me pretend that I wasn’t alone at all. ”
― The Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter
― The Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter
“You pray that your parents will see you. Know you. Love you. I found out that at least in the case of my father, we were pretty much strangers with common genetics.”
― The Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter
― The Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter
“the healing powers of tequila should never be underestimated. Unfortunately, I cannot go to work with a bottle which just proves how inhumane Corporate America is.”
― The Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter
― The Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter
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