Scientists' Minds May Jump Around Like Amorous

People Would Rather Be Deceived Than Have The Truth Cause Them Anxiety

Scientists' Minds May Jump Around Like Amorous Toads, But They Do Seem To Accept Such Behavior In One Another.

Still, It's An Interesting Technique-leaving One Person Behind In Order To Find Her Or Him Somewhere Else. And In Someone Else.

Imagine, [kriezler] Said, That You Enter A Large, Somewhat Crumbling Hall That Echoes With The Sounds Of People Mumbling And Talking Repetitively To Themselves. All Around You These People Fall Into Prostrate Positions, Some Of Them Weeping. Where Are You? Sara’s Answer Was Immediate: In An Asylum. Perhaps, Kreizler Answered, But You Could Also Be In A Church. In The One Place The Behavior Would Be Considered Mad; In The Other, Not Only Sane, But As Respectable As Any Human Activity Can Be.

I Wanted Nothing Less Than To Be A Fiction Writer When I Was A Kid. If You Had Told Me I Would Be An Artist Or Novelist When I Grew Up, I Would Have Laughed In Your Face