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“Freaks become norms, and norms become extinct. Monster by monster, evolution advanced”
― Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Gene: An Intimate History

“The point is this: if you cannot separate the phenotype of mental illness from creative impulses, then you cannot separate the genotype of mental illness and creative impulse.”
― Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Gene: An Intimate History

“Normalcy is the antithesis of evolution.”
― Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Gene: An Intimate History

“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.”
― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

“Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.”
― Isaac Asimov