There are books on my shelf that I'm not into. They are things I don't know anything about yet. It's going to lead me off into a new place. The books don't represent an interest; they represent a source of my ignorance.

One trait stands out in nearly all meteorites: metal; they've got it. So, the best way to find a meteorite is to hear it first.

Hunting for meteorites is like trying to find a pebble on miles of beach.

When scientifically investigating the natural world, the only thing worse than a blind believer is a seeing denier.

With automatic spell checkers running unleashed over what we compose, our era is that of correctly spelled typos.

Nature is not here to keep you alive. It has just as many ways to kill you as it does to sustain you. And if you cherry-pick this fact, you are left thinking that earth is some haven for life, but 96, 97 percent of all species that ever lived on earth are now extinct from the actions of the earth itself and an occasional asteroid to stir the pot.

The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.