"You’ve heard of “Rocks for Jocks,” the gimme course that departments of geology often offer? The physics department o…"

"“Let me guess. Las Vegas had time machines as well.” “No,” said Price, “but they had something just as troublesome: t…"

"College, after all, was a place where one had most of the privileges of adulthood and very few of the responsibilitie…"

"“You’re a theoretician. I’m more at home in applied physics.” He reached for his pipe and tobacco pouch. “Ah yes, the…"

"I got what he was saying. It wasn’t just about crunching numbers. It was about understanding them. It was about seein…"

"Don’t underestimate the power of nerds with access to Internet search engines."

"There are times when you’re incredibly sensitive and insightful. This isn’t one of them."

"As a journalist, he was used to being lied to."

"Would you end war? Create great Peace."

"To be a god First I must be a god-maker: We are what we create."