A poet is a professional maker of verbal objects.

I don't get acting jobs because of my looks.

Murder is commoner among cooks than among members of any other profession.

Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.

Science trumps magical thinking: there was a reason the Incas called their mercury mine 'la mina de los muertos,' the mine of the dead. Building a life and a community upon principles that ignore such realities is doomed to fail.

In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality.

I had imagined doing nuclear physics and cosmic ray work in greater style in peace time. To do modern physics in a small way is of no use of all.

I have a philosophy that has guided me throughout all of my scientific career, and that is, I think of myself as a fairly thoughtful person. I don't go into projects impetuously, and I try to select important problems.