"Carved above the lintel were the words SCIENTIA……" — Ben Aaronovitch
"Carved above the lintel were the words SCIENTIA POTESTAS EST. Science points east, I wondered? Science is portentous, yes? Science protests too much. Scientific potatoes rule. Had I stumbled on the lair of dangerous plant geneticists?"
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34 Quotes by Ben Aaronovitch
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