“I'm a white, middle-class male who had a happy childhood in Ohio. The ...” — David Quammen Quote

“I'm a white, middle-class male who had a happy childhood in Ohio. The world does not need me to be a novelist.”

“Ebola isn't a respiratory virus. It doesn't spread through the airborne route. So it's not likely to spread like wildfire around the world and kill tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people. That's what I think of as the next big one.”

“On April 3, 2014, Jane Goodall turned 80. The iconic blond ponytail has gone gray, but the sparkle of intelligence, sly humor, and fierce dedication still shines from her hazel eyes.”

“I was a prodigy who learned how difficult writing was only after getting published. I paid my dues later.”

“This is not evolution vs. God. The existence of God, any sort of God, personal or abstract, imminent or distant, is not what Darwin’s evolutionary theory challenges. What it challenges is the supposed godliness of man, the conviction that we, above all other life forms, are spiritually elevated, divinely favored, possessed of an immaterial and immortal essence, such that we have special prospects for eternity, special status in the expectations of God, special rights and responsibilities on Earth.”

“I have no complaints about my childhood.”

“Mahanati' starts its narration from Savithri garu's childhood. And it is wrapped up with her passing away.”

“My mom and dad both worked when I was little... My mom, her mom died when she was 11, so she had a rough childhood as well. She put herself through college in three years at the University of Texas - while working a job to pay for it.”

“It was a wonderful childhood. They spoiled me rotten.”

“My childhood hero was Timmy Mallett. He came to my primary school and it was the best day.”

“At heart, this job is about continuing to make great theatre for the people of Sheffield - a city I've known and loved since childhood.”