When the poet Paul Valery once asked Albert Einstein if he kept a notebook to record his ideas, Einstein looked at him with mild but genuine surprise. "Oh, that's not necessary," he replied . "It's so seldom I have one.
There is no such thing, incidentally, as one kudo. - Bill Bryson
There is no such thing, incidentally, as one kudo.
- Bill Bryson
English is full of booby traps for the unwary foreigner. Any language where the unassuming word fly signifies an annoying insect, a means of travel, … - Bill Bryson
English is full of booby traps for the unwary foreigner. Any language where the unassuming word fly signifies an annoying insect, a means of travel, …
In the morning I awoke early and experienced that sinking sensation that overcomes you when you first open your eyes and realize that instead of a no… - Bill Bryson
In the morning I awoke early and experienced that sinking sensation that overcomes you when you first open your eyes and realize that instead of a no…
That's the trouble with losing your mind; by the time it's gone, it's too late to get it back. - Bill Bryson
That's the trouble with losing your mind; by the time it's gone, it's too late to get it back.
Eating in Sweden is really just a series of heartbreaks. - Bill Bryson
Eating in Sweden is really just a series of heartbreaks.
Take a moment from time to time to remember that you are alive. I know this sounds a trifle obvious, but it is amazing how little time we take to rem… - Bill Bryson
Take a moment from time to time to remember that you are alive. I know this sounds a trifle obvious, but it is amazing how little time we take to rem…
There are three stages in scientific discovery. First, people deny that it is true, then they deny that it is important; finally they credit the wron… - Bill Bryson
There are three stages in scientific discovery. First, people deny that it is true, then they deny that it is important; finally they credit the wron…
And I find chopsticks frankly distressing. Am I alone in thinking it odd that a people ingenious enough to invent paper, gunpowder, kites and any num… - Bill Bryson
And I find chopsticks frankly distressing. Am I alone in thinking it odd that a people ingenious enough to invent paper, gunpowder, kites and any num…
It is always quietly thrilling to find yourself looking at a world you know well but have never seen from such an angle before. - Bill Bryson
It is always quietly thrilling to find yourself looking at a world you know well but have never seen from such an angle before.
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