If you're right & I'm not, I'm going to be hell to live with, she said. So, you better think about that next time you want to be right.

There really is only one story that you need to tell as a scientist or a technologist. It's Prometheus stealing fire. That's it. That's what we do as scientists or technologists.

I've always like the time before dawn because there's no one around to remind me who I'm supposed to be, so it's easier to remember who I am.

My grandma used to plant tomato seedlings in tin cans from tomato sauce & puree & crushed tomatoes she got from the Italian restaurant by her house, but she always soaked the labels off first. I don't want them to be anxious about the future, she said. It's not healthy.

I once had a garden filled with flowers that grew only on dark thoughts, but they needed constant attention and one day I decided I had better things to do.

There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself.

Opening a door to the mysteries, hoping to shed a little dark on all the stuff we think we know.