“But when it comes to applied sciences, technologies, any spotty Herbert with a degree and a lab coat can perform greater wonders than Merlin.”
“My name is Herbert Badgery. I am a hundred and thirty-nine years old and something of a celebrity. They come and look at me and wonder how I do it. There are weeks when I wonder the same, whole stretches of terrible time. It is hard to believe you can feel so bad and still not die.”
“The new science will be a manifestation of ancient technologies.It will come in sudden, humans will experience technological shock.”
“Can there be any happiness greater than the happiness of salvation?”
“Personal nobility is greater than any calling, or any reward that it can bring.”
“We will restore science to its rightful place and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost.”