“My childhood bedroom - if childhood could be about ten years old - had...” — Vera Rubin Quote

“My childhood bedroom - if childhood could be about ten years old - had a bed which was under windows which faced north. At about age 10, I started watching the stars just move through the night.”

“I had the usual friends who pointed out constellations of stars. But it really was watching the stars. It was getting some sense of the motion of the earth. I found it a remarkable thing.”

“We know very little about the universe. I personally don't believe it's uniform and the same everywhere. That's like saying the earth is flat.”

“I like to go home early, that's my thing. My idea of a pub crawl lasts from midday until 5 P.M., then I can go home, play with my kid, have tea and go to bed.”

“Sometimes I want to bury myself in bed, and I don't want anyone to know anything about me, and I don't want anyone to judge me.”

“I promised to always bring up a glass of water to her before we go to bed, and she promised to never let me dress myself.”