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> [Physics advances by accepting absurdities. Its history is one of unbelievable ideas proving to be true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rivka-galchen/physics-advances-by-accepting-absurdities-its-history-is-one-of/)

[Rivka Galchen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rivka-galchen/)

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## Other authors on Absurdities

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-voltaire-94063.jpg) Voltaire 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absurdities/voltaire/)

## More by Rivka Galchen

> [ “I’m interested in \[meteorology\], but I’m more interested in gross misappropriations of the authoritative language of science. It feels rife with clarity, and yet… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rivka-galchen/i-m-interested-in-meteorology-but-i-m-more-interested-in-gross/)

[Rivka Galchen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rivka-galchen/)

> [“So,' I said, partly to Magda, partly to myself, 'Rema left Argentina with this An-a-to-le person.' I adopted the four-syllable pronunciation with confidence, feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rivka-galchen/so-i-said-partly-to-magda-partly-to-myself-rema-left-argentina-with/)

[Rivka Galchen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rivka-galchen/)

> [“That's something that would really sell. I mean, I admire that you tell stories of make-believe people in worlds that don't exist and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rivka-galchen/that-s-something-that-would-really-sell-i-mean-i-admire-that-you-tell/)

[Rivka Galchen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rivka-galchen/)

> [“We need to develop a better descriptive vocabulary for lying, a taxonomy, a way to distinguish intentional lies from unintentional ones, and a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rivka-galchen/we-need-to-develop-a-better-descriptive-vocabulary-for-lying-a/)

[Rivka Galchen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rivka-galchen/)

> [“Sometimes failing is what's needed. I think it can put people in a good mood, to see someone fail. Let people entertain themselves. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rivka-galchen/sometimes-failing-is-what-s-needed-i-think-it-can-put-people-in-a/)

[Rivka Galchen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rivka-galchen/)

> [“I don’t know if math is real in the sense that it’s woven into the fabric of the cosmos, or if it’s something that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rivka-galchen/i-don-t-know-if-math-is-real-in-the-sense-that-it-s-woven-into-the/)

[Rivka Galchen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rivka-galchen/)

> [The magnificently humble. The enormously small. The meaningfully ridiculous. Robert Walser's work often reads like a dazzling answer to the question, How immense can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rivka-galchen/the-magnificently-humble-the-enormously-small-the-meaningfully/)

[Rivka Galchen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rivka-galchen/)

> [We need to develop a better descriptive vocabulary for lying, a taxonomy, a way to distinguish intentional lies from unintentional ones, and a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rivka-galchen/we-need-to-develop-a-better-descriptive-vocabulary-for-lying-a-2/)

[Rivka Galchen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rivka-galchen/)

> [“If a story seems too random, or perhaps too brilliant, for a "madman" to have conceived of it himself, then consider that the "author"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rivka-galchen/if-a-story-seems-too-random-or-perhaps-too-brilliant-for-a-madman-to/)

[Rivka Galchen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rivka-galchen/)

> [“The room was too much there. I could feel the color of the wallpaper -- burgundy -- invading.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rivka-galchen/the-room-was-too-much-there-i-could-feel-the-color-of-the-wallpaper/)

[Rivka Galchen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rivka-galchen/)

> [“Every Tuesday night I go and see whatever is playing at the movie theater nearby. I'm not choosy. I'm happy to see whatever everyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rivka-galchen/every-tuesday-night-i-go-and-see-whatever-is-playing-at-the-movie/)

[Rivka Galchen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rivka-galchen/)

> [But one day I woke up and heard myself saying, I am a fork being used to eat cereal. I am not a spoon.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rivka-galchen/but-one-day-i-woke-up-and-heard-myself-saying-i-am-a-fork-being-used/)

[Rivka Galchen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rivka-galchen/)

> [I've always thought of my own mind as an unruly parliament, with a feeble leader, with crazy extremist factions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rivka-galchen/i-ve-always-thought-of-my-own-mind-as-an-unruly-parliament-with-a/)

[Rivka Galchen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rivka-galchen/)

> [“In a way our job is not so much to inspire the scientist in kids, but rather to allow it to grow on its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rivka-galchen/in-a-way-our-job-is-not-so-much-to-inspire-the-scientist-in-kids-but/)

[Rivka Galchen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rivka-galchen/)

> [“I have mentioned my patient Harvey, but I have failed to properly discuss him and the odd coincidence, or almost co-incidence, of his having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rivka-galchen/i-have-mentioned-my-patient-harvey-but-i-have-failed-to-properly/)

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