I understood there’s a difference between compromise and cooperation, and that to rely on another takes a distinctive kind of strength.

I’ve heard believers speak of the coldness of science and the warmth of their faith. But my life has been warm too, and I have faith. Faith in love, and faith in the inherent beauty of a world that formed itself.

I think I can hear the unseen moon.

I learned that day that no matter how demanding a person’s tone, no matter how many times she asks something, she might not actually want an answer. I.

The brain is a terrifying and wondrous organ, and all it wants is to survive.

The scaly spindles of a conifer’s cone, the helicoidal flow of a river’s curve biting away the bank, the flash of orange upon a butterfy’s wings warning predators of a bitter taste. This is order from choas; this is beautiful, and it’s all the more beautiful for having designed itself.

They'll wait until I'm asleep - or nearly asleep - to strike. That's how they do it; they blur the line between reality and nightmare. They give me bad dreams, and then they make them come true.

She first one on the production team to die will be the editor.

I think I can hear the unseen moon