Mr. Darwin refers to the multitude of the individual of every species, which, from one cause or another, perish either before, or soon after attaining maturity.

No naturalist has devoted more painstaking attention to the structure of the barnacles than Mr. Darwin.

What is the worth of anything, But for the happiness 'twill bring?

The relationship between a Russian and a bottle of vodka is almost mystical.

But, as we have before been led to remark, most of Mr. Darwin's statements elude, by their vagueness and incompleteness, the test of Natural History facts.

That the variability of an organism to a certain extent is a constant and certain condition of life we admit, otherwise there would be no distinguishable individuals of a species.

Manifold subsequent experience has led to a truer appreciation and a more moderate estimate of the importance of the dependence of one living being upon another.

Cuvier had preceded Lamarck in specifying the kinds and degrees of variation, which his own observations and critical judgment of the reports of others led him to admit.

Every step in the progress of this study has tended to obliterate the technical barriers by which logicians have sought to separate the inquiries relating to the several parts of man's nature.

Homologue. The same organ in different animals under every variety of form and function.

Analogue. A part or organ in one animal which has the same function as another part or organ in a different animal.

...what the Man-Moth fears most he must do..

This is what fun is like, " said Rain, almost to herself.

Know how blessed you are to be able to work this hard!

I think the desire to reject elites, to retreat within more comfortable geographic and personal borders and to lash out at political correctness is not a phenomenon unique to Britain or the US.

To awaken within the dream is our purpose now. When we are awake within the dream, the ego-created earth-drama comes to an end and a more benign and wonderous dream arises.

You must believe me when I believe, and not when I doubt.

Ive been in New York City now for 22 years.

We have had bird's-eye views seen by mind's eye imperfectly. Now we will have nothing less than the tracings of nature itself, reflected on the plate.

My last night as Isabella Swan. Tomorrow night, I would be Bella Cullen. Though the whole marriage ordeal was a thorn in my side, I had to admit that I liked the sound of that. - bella swan

Everyone has the heartbreak that shapes them in a way that they could never go back to the innocence that they had before.