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“Sure,” I nod. “Occam’s razor. That’s how I feel about writing. I like writing that’s simple. Plainly stated observations, no fluff. I don’t wanna hear, ‘It was the kind of gray morning with air so frigid that it makes your bones wail like a creaking staircase. I wanna hear: ‘It was a cold Tuesday. My bones hurt.’ Get to the point, you know?”
― Half His Age
― Half His Age
“Howard still had no idea that girls weren’t even expected to become engineers. She was astonished when, during one parental visiting day, a professor took her mother and father aside to tell them that he knew Jenny had only enrolled there to find a husband—and that by doing so she was depriving a serious male student of a valuable place.”
― Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
― Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
“It’s an honor, being regarded highly enough to be disappointing.”
― Half His Age
― Half His Age
“Q: Is not commercial credit based primarily on money or property? A: No”
― 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation
― 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation
“It never occurs to doctors when looking for special interests of autistic women that the intensity of their interest can manifest in people, not just things”
― Strong Female Character
― Strong Female Character
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