Nick D

“What he sees often, he does not wonder at, even if he does not know why it is. If something happens which he has not seen before, he thinks it a prodigy.”
― Cicero

“I am now convinced that it is better to work from science into literature than to try the reverse, though many have done so with distinction. To understand the scientific culture deeply and, even more, to express the emotions that attend scientific exploration require that the writer inhabit science for a substantial part of his life, intent upon making important discoveries and placing them within the canon.”
― Edward O. Wilson, Naturalist

“If the message you're hearing takes into account who you are as an individual, and it rings true, chances are it isn't the Noise.”
― Roadtrip Nation, Roadmap: The Get-It-Together Guide for Figuring Out What to Do with Your Life

“If you want to fight effectively against the corrupt spirit of a nation you must share its fate.”
― Carl von Ossietzky