Sorry, we've got ghosts.

She was like a camera that had been chronically out of focus until someone came by and twisted the lenses into alignment.

Scholars do one of two things when they discover information that doesn't fit what they already know. Either they sweep it aside so it doesn't bring their cherished theories into question or they focus on it with laserlike intensity and try to get to the bottom of the mystery.

That evening, rowing on the quiet river as sunset turned to dusk, I saw an occasional smoky smudge on the towpath, always slightly ahead of me, like a dark star guiding me home.

Be still,” he said, voice harsh. “I might not be able to control myself if you step away.

Occasio praeceps, experimentum periculosum, iudicium difficile."..' Opportunity is fleeting, experiment dangerous, and judgement difficult.

As fast as I can tell there are only two emotions that keep the world spinning year after year...One is fear. The other is desire.