Charles Darwin
(1809–1882) British naturalist, author of "On the origin of species, by means of natural selection"
“If there must be resolution and explanation, it must be something worth its weight in mystery. Most times, I'd be content with the mystery.”
12 December 2006
Unfit for Mass Consumption (blog entries), 2006
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