"If they don't depend on true evidence, scientists are no better than gossips."

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Source : Penelope Fitzgerald (1998). “The Gate of Angels”, p.24, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Penelope Fitzgerald

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“The nerves are good... they keep you on point and they keep you not getting overconfident.”
“Dan Quayle thinks Roe v. Wade is two ways to cross the Potomac.”
“I don't appreciate people who celebrate their dog's birthdays with "dog parties," and then invite their friends who don't even have dogs. I understand why people like dogs, and I think they definitely bring more to the table than cats or those godforsaken ferrets, but I don't think it's healthy for people to treat their dogs like they are real people.”
“Stop. Breathe those useless breaths. Drop this piece of life youâ€™re holding to your lips. Where are you? How long have you been here? Stop now. You have to stop. Squeeze shut your stinging eyes, and take another bite.”
“I was once on a panel where we concluded that the only things you couldn't have in YA were boring and beastiality. Now with the introduction of shapeshifters, I'd say just boring.”
“It's funny when you put music up against picture, and all your preconceptions go away, and you start over. You just realize that that doesn't work at all.”
“From wearable sensors to video game treatments, everyone seems to be looking to technology as the next wave of innovation for mental health care.”
“If I was gonna go to jail, I don't want to go to jail for stealing a bottle of water. I'll steal that $20 million. At least then it was worth it.”

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