When asked about why he chose to become a biologist. UR Samtiden - Verklighetens magi http://urplay.se/172258 2012-10-27.
as quoted by K.C. Cole, "A Theory of Everything" New York Times Magazine (1987) Oct.18
Source: The Eerie Silence: Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence (2010), Ch. 2: 'Life: Freak Side-Show or Cosmic Imperative?', p. 31
Source: The Wind in the Willows
“To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it.”
The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) The Paradise of Thieves
The Father Brown Mystery Series (1910 - 1927)
“But now I am six. And I'm clever as clever. And now I think I'll stay six now forever and ever.”
The End.
Source: Now We Are Six (1927)
Context: When I was One,
I had just begun.
When I was Two,
I was nearly new.
When I was Three
I was hardly me.
When I was Four,
I was not much more.
When I was Five,
I was just alive.
But now I am Six,
I'm as clever as clever,
So I think I'll be six now for ever and ever.
