“The problem is, only a few people get to be scientists. You see the dilemma? Given the choice between a truth they can appreciate and a lie they can live, most people will take you-know-what.”

—  James K. Morrow, book Only Begotten Daughter

Source: Only Begotten Daughter (1990), Chapter 7 (p. 138)

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