Max and the Snoodlecock Quotes

“As a nervy bunch of insecure know-it-alls, academics always felt a burning need to one-up their competition. This phenomenon stemmed from a paradoxical anxiety shared across the spectrum. On one hand, a constant fear exclaimed I’m a total fraud. But on the other hand, a bitter frustration exclaimed I’m smarter than this idiot. When felt in tandem, they forced otherwise harmless nerds to berate each other in a concert setting.”
― Zachry Wheeler, Max and the Snoodlecock

“Evolution is the improv comedian of the natural world. It just rolls out mutations and hopes for the best, like a blind man playing darts. Its shtick may receive praise, ridicule, or slack-jawed confusion.”
― Zachry Wheeler, Max and the Snoodlecock