Four times I was honked at for having the temerity to proceed through town without the benefit of metal.
Bill BrysonThere is the odd exception, like Albert Einstein, but as a breed, scientists tend not be very good at presenting themselves.
Bill BrysonFrom an evolutionary point of view, sex is really just a reward mechanism to encourage us to pass on our genetic material.
Bill BrysonIt was an odd situation. For a century and a half, men got rid of their own hair, which was perfectly comfortable, and instead covered their heads with something foreign and uncomfortable. Very often it was actually their own hair made into a wig. People who couldn't afford wigs tried to make their hair look like a wig.
Bill Bryson