"I am delighted that I have found a new reaction to demonstrate even to the blind the structure of the interstitial stroma of the cerebral cortex. I let the silver nitrate react with pieces of brain hardened in potassium dichromate. I have already obtained magnificent results and hope to do even better in the future."

-- Camillo Golgi

#Brain Quotes #Pieces Quotes #Potassium Quotes

“In the islands of the Aegean Sea, every island is full of graves.”
“Charm is the true gift of the Fairies.”

Source : Charles Perrault, Sally Holmes (1993). “The Complete Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault”, p.69, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Writers tend to consider distinction and originality as virtues, but they are anathema to publishers.”

Source : Thomas M. Disch (2000). “The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World”, p.211, Simon and Schuster
“I donâ€™t consider myself an activist, but I realize how much Iâ€™ve benefited from the sacrifice of others. So if hearing that the CEO of Apple is gay can help someone struggling to come to terms with who he or she is, or bring comfort to anyone who feels alone, or inspire people to insist on their equality, then itâ€™s worth the trade-off with my own privacy.”
“We often feel that we lack something, and seem to see that very quality in someone else, promptly attributing all our own qualities to him too, and a kind of ideal contentment as well. And so the happy mortal is a model of complete perfection--which we have ourselves created.”
“Increasingly, campaigns have become narcotics that blur our awareness of problems long enough to elect the lawmakers who must deal with them.”
“As NVC replaces our old patterns of defending, withdrawing or attacking in the face of judgment and criticism. We come to perceive ourselves and others, as well as our intentions and relationships, in a new light. Resistance, defensiveness, and violent reactions are minimized.”
“Infants, I note with envy, are receptive to enjoyment in a degree not attained by adults this side of the new Jerusalem.”

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