“ Physics advances by accepting absurdities. Its history is one of unbelievable ideas proving to be true. Rivka Galchen
“ I should at least have learned more about how it had come to be that Rema had abandoned her mother, before I asked her to marry - and hopefully not abandon - me. But I saw Rema all prismatically, all… Rivka Galchen
“ I'm not one of these people who are disheartened that the universe is expanding. But as news and data breed and the crowded channels grow ever noisier, I do feel that the space is ever increasing betw… Rivka Galchen
“ He is my unicorn, though... That's how I felt falling in love with him, as if I'd found a creature of myth. Rivka Galchen
“ I barely even know how I didn't feel. I didn't feel like reading a newspaper, or having a coffee, or going for a jog, or watching television. Nor did I feel like crying behind the boiler in the baseme… Rivka Galchen
“ I wonder if I talk like a dead man. My daughter once came home from school very excited about some lecture -this was years ago, before I died, though just right before- and she said her English teache… Rivka Galchen
“ Sometimes failing is what's needed. I think it can put people in a good mood, to see someone fail. Let people entertain themselves. I think that's one of the reasons people are so lonely in this count… Rivka Galchen
“ It's important to avoid mirrors if one is unprepared to accept their daily news, and I think, in something as insignificantly devastating as appearance, denial is more socially constructive than despo… Rivka Galchen
“ It's true what they say, that a baby gives you a reason to live. But also, a baby is a reason that it is not permissible to die. There are days when this does not feel good. Rivka Galchen
“ Then the nurse did turn to glance, and then stare—actually stare—at me. His look made me feel as if I was green, or whistling, or dead. Rivka Galchen
