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She Had Been Living Like A Hermit Herself, In A Cramped, Seedy Apartment In Somerville, Spending Long Hours In The Lab. All-nighters Had Become A Regular Thing. She Didn't Have Any Close Friends, Didn't Go Out On Dates, Didn't Even Go To The Movies By Herself. She Had Sacrificed A Normal Life In Order To Get A Phd, And Become A Scientist.

One Of The Most Difficult Things For A Writer In This Business To Accept Is The Uncertain Fate Of One's Work.

Most Areas Of Intellectual Life Have Discovered The Virtues Of Speculation, And Have Embraced Them Wildly. In Academia, Speculation Is Usually Dignified As Theory.

The Rules Of Grammar Exist In Large Part To Permit Readers And Writers To Operate From A Shared Set Of Expectations.

Harassment Is About Power---the Undue Exercise Of Power By A Superior Over A Subordinate.