"A writer will do anything to avoid the act of writing."

"Broadly speaking, short words are best, and the old words, when short, are best of all."

"The bell jar hung, suspended, a few feet above my head. I was open to the circulating air."

"In the early part of my chymical studies, the author whose works made the most agreeable impression on my m…"

"The next time you dine on sushi -- or sashimi, or swordfish steak, or shrimp cocktail, whatever wildlife yo…"

"Nobody would say the cowshed was heaven and nobody would say the inhuman torture of so many victims be call…"

"An object may not only contain stars, but also nebulosity not composed of them."