"She did not miss the young college men, who were sulky and disappointed if you woudn't compromise yourself, and superior and aloof if you would."

-The World According to Garp, John Irving

Isn't destiny an interesting thing? The concept, that is. I am still not certain it exists.

I thought the epigenetics article (see Reader) was interesting.
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"At the hospital she saw more soldiers and working boys than college men, and they were franker and less pretentious in their expectations; if you compromised yourself a little, they seemed at least grateful to see you again."