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Scientists are rarely to be counted among the fun people. awkward at parties, shy with strangers, deficient in irony - they have had no choice but to turn their attention to the close study of everyday objects.
-Fran Lebowitz
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Scientists Are Rarely To Be Counted Among

Fran Lebowitz
Scientists are rarely to be counted among the fun people. awkward at parties, shy with strangers, deficient in irony - they have had no choice but to turn their attention to the close study of everyday objects.
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