"Democritus bears witness that men first appeared in the form of small worms, which little by little assumed human shape; or, as Anaximander relates, on escaping from the womb of Earth they were enveloped in a kind of rough, spiny skin, not unlike the burr of a chestnut."  --Francesco Redi of Arrezo, from 'The Generation of Insects,' c. 1684.

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"Feminism is the ability to hold two contradictory positions simultaneously, and to be equally angry at both of them."

-Me

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"I really like quoting myself."

-Me

[12:19a]  angel 奴 : I'm the wonky wheel on the trolley at the supermarket.