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> [“If you fret that the world grows short of genuine wonders, consider this: the most complex lump of matter in the universe. It works in ways we can only guess at. THrough generations of intense study, scientists have at last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kaplan/if-you-fret-that-the-world-grows-short-of-genuine-wonders-consider/)

Michael Kaplan

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## More by Michael Kaplan

> [“Hearing may make shorter intuitive leaps than sight, but it too is subject to illusions. The most pleasant of these are 'mondegreens,' named by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kaplan/hearing-may-make-shorter-intuitive-leaps-than-sight-but-it-too-is/)

Michael Kaplan

> [“If you fret that the world grows short of genuine wonders, consider this: the most complex lump of matter in the universe. It works…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kaplan/if-you-fret-that-the-world-grows-short-of-genuine-wonders-consider/)

Michael Kaplan

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