Quote #4084
While my interest in natural history has added very little to my sum of...
Quote #34358
In the absences of a decent time machine, fiction remains the most sturdy vehicle...
Quote #33168
To my daughter Leonora without whose never failing sympathy and encouragement this book would...
Quote #30175
The love of nature is consolation against failure.
Quote #13685
Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
Quote #8145
Gravity is a habit that is hard to shake off.
Quote #20337
Once you have flown, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward...
Quote #4425
I have gained this by philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others...
Quote #22968
Though it sounds absurd, it is true to say I felt younger at sixty...
Quote #10499
Those who become enamored of practices without science are like sailors who go aboard...