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Quotes from Itch: The Explosive Adventures of an Element Hunter — Simon Mayo

born 1958 England

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I'm sure 'I used it all, just to be on the safe side' is not the greatest piece of scientific advice out there!

Itch: The Explosive Adventures of an Element Hunter (2012)

Maybe the body finds untapped reserves when it needs to; maybe the fear of dying makes it do extraordinary things.

Itch: The Explosive Adventures of an Element Hunter (2012)

There should be a law against parents using sarcasm, thought Itch.

Itch: The Explosive Adventures of an Element Hunter (2012)

Every kid should have a hobby—just not this one.

Itch: The Explosive Adventures of an Element Hunter (2012)

Ms. Glenacre was, it seemed, approaching her hundredth birthday and had never had a nice thought about anybody in her life.

Itch: The Explosive Adventures of an Element Hunter (2012)

…everyone called him Itch except his mother, whose bright idea it had been to name him Itchingham in the first place.

Itch: The Explosive Adventures of an Element Hunter (2012)

The school had been designated a "Science Academy" and attracted many sponsors: charities, eminent scientists, and a global oil company. The academy logo proclaimed: Together. Inspired. No one seemed quite sure what it meant.

Itch: The Explosive Adventures of an Element Hunter (2012)

Itch thought that Jay seemed to spend all of her time either eating her potato chips or picking her nose. Today she was managing both, bag balanced on lap, one hand for each task.
Classy, he thought.

Itch: The Explosive Adventures of an Element Hunter (2012)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Simon Mayo (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.