I wanted to understand the secrets behind my chemical experiments and behind the processes in nature.
“I have a theory... that someplace at the heart of most compelling stories is something that doesn't make sense.”
“My parents had us very young. We lived in a modest house. We built forts, we hiked, we went camping and they wanted us to be independent. It's how children grew up in the 1940s and 50s: outside all the time, playing in the dirt, riding your bike around.”