I don't blame you for everything, she told me. Just the stuff my friends & I can agree on.

I sometimes wake in the early morning & listen to the soft breathing of my children & I think to myself, this is one thing I will never regret & I carry that quiet with me all day long.

He loved her for almost everything she was & she decided that was enough to let him stay for a very long time.

Time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life.

You're the strangest person I ever met, she said & I said you too & we decided we'd know each other a long time.

I was never good at hide and seek because I'd always make enough noise so my friends would be sure to find me. I don't have anyone to play those games with any more, but now and then I make enough noise just in case someone is still looking and hasn't found me yet.

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.