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> [“And just what is the nature of things?” “It’s beyond us. Not to be understood. The sun blows a fuse here and shoots energy there, and here’s this small ball of rock minding its own business ninety-three-million miles away and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-nicholson/and-just-what-is-the-nature-of-things-it-s-beyond-us-not-to-be/)

[Scott Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-nicholson/)

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## More by Scott Nicholson

> [“And just what is the nature of things?” “It’s beyond us. Not to be understood. The sun blows a fuse here and shoots energy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-nicholson/and-just-what-is-the-nature-of-things-it-s-beyond-us-not-to-be/)

[Scott Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-nicholson/)

> [“Heaven looked like a lonely place. And”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-nicholson/heaven-looked-like-a-lonely-place-and/)

[Scott Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-nicholson/)

> [Well, who’s real? The living or the dead?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-nicholson/well-who-s-real-the-living-or-the-dead/)

[Scott Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-nicholson/)

> [“DeVontay touched his left eye and wiggled the glass prosthetic. “You got that right. My depth perception is for the birds.” “That wasn’t funny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-nicholson/devontay-touched-his-left-eye-and-wiggled-the-glass-prosthetic-you/)

[Scott Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-nicholson/)

> [“spine as she sneaked a look down the forested slope. The Blue Ridge Mountains were sheathed in October’s mellow gold, but the leaves were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-nicholson/spine-as-she-sneaked-a-look-down-the-forested-slope-the-blue-ridge/)

[Scott Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-nicholson/)

> [“Some artists are normal people who just happen to make things because we can't figure out how in the hell to communicate with people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-nicholson/some-artists-are-normal-people-who-just-happen-to-make-things-because/)

[Scott Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-nicholson/)

> [ Engineering, I think you can pick up. \[A data scientist's\] curiosity is built-in ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-nicholson/engineering-i-think-you-can-pick-up-a-data-scientist-s-curiosity-is/)

[Scott Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-nicholson/)

> [“Everyone has these leaks, as the poker players call it. A leak is something that drains your income, something that has nothing to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-nicholson/everyone-has-these-leaks-as-the-poker-players-call-it-a-leak-is/)

[Scott Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-nicholson/)

> [“The rain fell like dead bullets.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-nicholson/the-rain-fell-like-dead-bullets/)

[Scott Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-nicholson/)

> [“Can a body love something so much that her heart aches with the loving?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-nicholson/can-a-body-love-something-so-much-that-her-heart-aches-with-the-loving/)

[Scott Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-nicholson/)

> [“He glared at Jorge. “I doubt you’re American, but we’ll throw you in as a bonus.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-nicholson/he-glared-at-jorge-i-doubt-you-re-american-but-we-ll-throw-you-in-as/)

[Scott Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-nicholson/)

> [“Lying, like marksmanship and tomato growing, got easier with practice. He”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-nicholson/lying-like-marksmanship-and-tomato-growing-got-easier-with-practice-he/)

[Scott Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-nicholson/)

> [“compassion and humanity are the first casualties of any war.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-nicholson/compassion-and-humanity-are-the-first-casualties-of-any-war/)

[Scott Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-nicholson/)

> [“periwinkle flowers. Here and there were gravel turnouts that led up to blank and brooding houses, but neither Rachel nor DeVontay were inclined to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-nicholson/periwinkle-flowers-here-and-there-were-gravel-turnouts-that-led-up-to/)

[Scott Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-nicholson/)

> [“It wouldn’t be heaven without a dog, would it?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-nicholson/it-wouldn-t-be-heaven-without-a-dog-would-it/)

[Scott Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-nicholson/)

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