R. B. Kiernan

“Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are a part of the mystery that we are trying to solve.”
― Max Planck, Where Is Science Going?

“By the time you swear you're his,
Shivering and sighing.
And he vows his passion is,
Infinite, undying.
Lady make note of this --
One of you is lying.”
― Dorothy Parker

“There is no place for grief in a house which serves the Muse.”
― Sappho

“Do not let us mistake necessary evils for good.”
― C.S. Lewis