"When a man is small, he loves and hates food with a ferocity which soon dims. At six years old his very bowels will heave when such a dish as creamed carrots or cold tapioca appear before him."

-- M. F. K. Fisher

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“Drualt took Freya's warm hand, Her strong hand, Her sword hand, And pressed it to his lips, Pressed it to his heart. Come with me,' he said. Come with me to battle, My love. Tarry at my side. Stay with me When battle is done. Tarry at my side. Laugh with me, And walk with me The long, long way. Tarry with me, My love, at my side.”
“I had vainly been seeking a description of consciousness within science; instead, what I and others have to look for is a description of science within consciousness. We must develop a science compatible with consciousness, our primary experience.”

Source : Amit Goswami (1995). “The Self-Aware Universe”, p.215, Penguin
“I always assumed scientists were free to ask any question, pursue any line of inquiry without fear or reprisal.”
“There is a duality in recognising what an incredible disease it is - in terms of its origin, that it emerges out of a normal cell. It's a reminder of what a wonderful thing a normal cell is. In a very cold, scientific sense, I think a cancer cell is a kind of biological marvel.”
“Sensibility is the power of woman.”
“All I can hope to teach my son is to tell the truth and fear no man.”
“People are probably correct when they see me as the so-called Everyman. I'm attracted primarily to contemporary characters. I understand them and their frustrations.”
“September: it was the most beautiful of words, heâ€™d always felt, evoking orange-flowers, swallows, and regret.”

Source : Alexander Theroux (1981). “Darconville's cat”, Doubleday Books

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