“In science ... "discovery" can mean finding a guppy with an extra spine in its dorsal fin.”

“Thanks to evolution, half of all Americans don't believe in evolution.”

“I know what you mean. I usually take it out on my older sister. You can lease her for a weekend or something if you need a psychological punching bag. I'll even give you a discount.”

“Art is not escape, but a way of finding order in chaos, a way of confronting life.”

“Listen, you," she hissed. "He's gay, he's my son, and I'm premenstrual. So don't—and I mean don't—even think about it." ~ Mom”

“It's better being crazy because if you don't like the way it is here then you can have dreams. And if you don't like the dreams, then they come and give you shots and you don't feel anything anyway and you just drift around. Dead. Half-dead. Alive but like you're dead. You just drift around alive, but dead. And it all seems the same after a while.”

“The greatest of all the accomplishments of 20th century science has been the discovery of human ignorance”