A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.

It is remarkable, Hardin, how the religion of science has grabbed hold.

Despite all that education and experience can do, I retain a certain level of unsophistication that I cannot eradicate and that my friends find amusing. In fact, I think I sometimes detect conspiratorial plottings among my friends to protect me against my own lack of sophistication. I don't mind. I suspect that I am never quite as unsophisticated as they think I am, but I don't mind.

It’s a poor atom blaster that won’t point both ways.

There seems to be a feeling that anything that is natural is good. Strychnine is natural.

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.

Thinking is the activity I love best, and writing to me is simply thinking through my fingers. I can write up to 18 hours a day. Typing 90 words a minute, I've done better than 50 pages a day. Nothing interferes with my concentration. You could put an orgy in my office and I wouldn't look up-well, maybe once.