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We were quiet for a while, and then I said, “I think my favorite part of Antarctica is just looking out.” “You know why?” Dad asked. “When your eyes are softly focused on the horizon for sustained periods, your brain releases endorphins.
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“You’re a scientist,” he said. “Your job is to question things—to search for answers. But sometimes—and I know this for a fact—there just aren’t any.”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
“What’s wrong with believing in ourselves? Anyway, if stories must be used, why not rely on a fable or fairy tale? Aren’t they just as valid a vehicle for teaching morality? Except maybe better? Because no one has to pretend to believe that the fables and tales are true?”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
“Hello, Creature, he transmitted as he pressed his ear into Elizabeth’s belly. It’s me, Six-Thirty. I’m the dog.”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
“Refuse to allow the bad thing to define you. Fight it.”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
“When it came to equality, 1952 was a real disappointment.”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
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