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“The date here is very interesting, because, as far as I can determine, the first Star Trek episode to refer to a black hole, which it called a "black star," was aired in 1967 before Wheeler ever used the term in public.”
― The Physics of Star Trek
― The Physics of Star Trek
“I've hated almost everything that ever happened to me, but I knew all the time it was just things that were wrong, not everything. Even when I felt most awful I never thought of killing myself or wanting to die - only of somehow getting out of the mess and starting again.”
― Busman's Honeymoon
― Busman's Honeymoon
“It was as though she had veered, accidentally, into her own life.”
― The Stone Diaries
― The Stone Diaries
“Men, it seemed to me in those days, were uniquely honored by the stories that erupted in their lives, whereas women were more likely to be smothered by theirs.”
― The Stone Diaries
― The Stone Diaries
“By all means,' said Harriet. 'Where did you come from?'
'From London--like a bird that hears the call of its mate.'
'I didn't--" began Harriet.
'I didn't mean you. I meant the corpse. But still, talking of mates, will you marry me?”
― Have His Carcase
'From London--like a bird that hears the call of its mate.'
'I didn't--" began Harriet.
'I didn't mean you. I meant the corpse. But still, talking of mates, will you marry me?”
― Have His Carcase
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