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Above the helicopters are stars, which are completely meaningless. Above the stars is the void, which is completely meaningful.
Sometimes it’s okay to find something beautiful without correctly understanding it.
Death is only the end if you assume the story is about you.
“I’m fine.” She glanced back at the small dribble of growth solution on the table, shuddered, and spooled a large portion of the paper towel roll around her hand, tearing it off with a hard tug. “I don’t need to be happy when I’m fine.”
She was fine sitting in a large room full of smart people she respected, even if she didn’t know them well. She was fine coming to work and talking about science, or maybe just life. She was fine going home alone at night and not being in a room full of people. She was fine limiting the people she knew to select hours of the day and then restricting them from other hours of the day when she could be by herself.
Science was meant to be hard. After all, what was science but a bunch of bored human beings trying to challenge themselves when faith became too easy?
one of the most important parts of growing up, and of approaching the world as an adult, was understanding the difference between likable and good, and recognizing that one often had no effect on the other.
A story never stands on its own, but exists in the context of the storyteller.
Hypothesis: Ice cream makes nothing better, but makes things feel like they’re better.
Never start thinking that science is more important than yourself.
They did what all scientists do when following proper scientific method: (1) hypothesis; (2) argument; (3) fight; (4) cry; (5) hug.
Happiness is not canceled out by unhappiness. A relationship is not canceled out by its end.
