“People fear what they can not understand and what they can not control.” — Andrew Smith Copy Share Image
“I was thinking. What if the world was like one of those Russian nesting dolls? What if we only saw one surface of it,… — Andrew Smith Copy Share
“Worry and regret are both useless weights that provide no drag. They never did anything to slow down the planet for one goddamned second.” — Andrew Smith Copy Share
“Sometimes it is perfectly acceptable to decide not to decide, to remain confused and wide-eyed about the next thing that will pop up in… — Andrew Smith Copy Share
“Joey told me nothing ever goes back exactly the way it was, that things expand and contract – like breathing, but you could never… — Andrew Smith Copy Share
“You know, if they ever gave a Nobel Prize for avoiding work, every year some white guy in Iowa would get a million bucks… — Andrew Smith Copy Share
“Was Apollo worth all the effort and expense? If it had been about the Moon, the answer would be no, but it wasn't, it… — Andrew Smith Copy Share
“I once heard a tobacco-chewing hog farmer say that, in Iowa, folks like to spread out their children like dog shit on a dance… — Andrew Smith Copy Share
“Everyone on every road that crossed beneath the point of my pen was always going to do the same things over and over and… — Andrew Smith Copy Share
“Do you think I'm queer, Rob?" I asked. "I don't care if you're queer," Robby said. " Queer is just a word. Like orange.… — Andrew Smith Copy Share
“History shows that erections happen at the worst possible times, and they stick around until someone else notices them. Often, it is either a… — Andrew Smith Copy Share
“Apollo has something to teach us as we enter a new century of genetic modification, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology. It's a cautionary tale about that… — Andrew Smith Copy Share
