Paula

“The Second law of human stupidity: The probability that a certain person be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person”
― Carlo M. Cipolla, Allegro ma non troppo. Con Le leggi fondamentali della stupidità umana

“Not that I subscribe to the utilitarian view that plants are only good for what we can get out of them—it should be enough to add another beautiful (or even plain) item to nature’s inventory. We need to know what there is in the world for us to look after, regardless of its potential use.”
― Richard Fortey, Dry Store Room No. 1: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum

“Never underestimate spite as a motivator for genius.”
― Sam Kean, The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

“If I were to kiss you then go to hell, I would. So then I can brag with the devils I saw heaven without ever entering it.”
― William Shakespeare