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— Bill Bryson Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe (1991)

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Why, it's a perfect little city. If you have never been to Durham, go there at once. Take my car. It's wonderful.

Notes from a Small Island (1995)

Physics is really nothing more than a search for ultimate simplicity, but so far all we have is a kind of elegant messiness.

A Short History of Nearly Everything (2003)

The thing about the Army Corps of Engineers is that they don’t build things very well.

A Walk in the Woods (1997)

There are three stages in scientific discovery. First, people deny that it is true, then they deny that it is important; finally they credit the wrong person.

A Short History of Nearly Everything (2003)

Let’s not lose our perspective here. The Smokies achieved their natural splendor without the guidance of a national park service and don’t actually need it now.

A Walk in the Woods (1997)

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