We all love mysteries in books and hate them in life. I’m no exception. After all, the reason we love mysteries in books is that the secret is reveal… - Dmitri Bilenkin

What used to be an advantage had quickly turned into a liability, proving once more that in the mountains, as in life, nothing comes easily.

Just try telling a teenager that he’s a conformist. Ha! It’s safer to tweak a tiger’s whiskers. Yet who’s most influenced by fads and fashions? Who is the easiest to turn into a raging mob? The teenager.

What is the aim of science?
"What?"
"Man's happiness. If science doesn't make men happier, what good is it? Knowledge is power, a weapon, and if the scientist doesn't care where it's aimed, what makes him different from a mercenary soldier?"