

“Like a man who pinches himself to make sure he still has feeling, Chimen read to reassure himself that he was still alive.”
― The House of Twenty Thousand Books
― The House of Twenty Thousand Books

“Strange thoughts brew in your heart when you spend too much time with old books.”
― The White Tiger
― The White Tiger

“We all saw it, and he did the same thing we all did - we pretended it was none of our business and that it would go away on its own. We told ourselves we were just seeing a tiny piece of Agnes's life. And if you only get a small piece of something, it's much easier to convince yourself it's better when you're not around, and then choose to ignore it.”
― Edge the Bare Garden
― Edge the Bare Garden

“Science results from a profoundly social process. The common portrayal—that science emerges from a solitary isolated genius, always laboring alone, not owing anything to anyone—is simply wrong.”
― Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience
― Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience

“Wake early, take more!”
― Bless the Skies
― Bless the Skies
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