Floodgates Quotes

“If I were a scientist, I’d have to pack it in, because there’s no way our messy political system will ever produce a fail-safe system based on pure, unassailable theory. But I’m an engineer. We take that pure, unassailable theory and turn it into the most practical design possible. We make the best of the tools at hand. We work within the constraints of the money available. We get things done.”
― Mary Anna Evans, Floodgates

“nameplate on her desk does say she’s an ‘Administrative Asst.’ Me, I woulda left off that last ‘t’.”
― Mary Anna Evans, Floodgates

“As an archaeologist, Faye’s daydreams tended to be remarkably colorful.”
― Mary Anna Evans, Floodgates

“what in hell had been so important that it was worth the loss of so many lives?”
― Mary Anna Evans, Floodgates

“She had no doubt that she was born to be a scientist, not a manager, but this was clearly no time to be cold and business-like.”
― Mary Anna Evans, Floodgates