Still I had a lurking question. Would it not be better if one could really 'see' whether molecules as complicated as the sterols, or strychnine were just as experiment suggested?

I was captured for life by chemistry and by crystals.

A great advantage of X-ray analysis as a method of chemical structure analysis is its power to show some totally unexpected and surprising structure with, at the same time, complete certainty.

The detailed geometry of the coenzyme molecule as a whole is fascinating in its complexity.

I first met the subject of X-ray diffraction of crystals in the pages of the book W. H. Bragg wrote for school children in 1925, Concerning the Nature of Things.

Books are my passion, " James told her, "I cannot imagine passing a day without reading.

A life without books is like body without a soul.

Putting yourself first means you will never be last.

DEPENDENT, adj. Reliant upon another's generosity for the support which you are not in a position to exact from his fears.

Shooting someone point blank still generates an explosion out of the end of a gun, even if the projectile is somehow ineffective.

I think that there is clearly an understanding that the women's market is an important market. It's still often perceived as separate when it's not.

To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.

The invisible hand never picks up the check.

One of the reasons why they are optimistic is that there is more competition. Red Bull has become more competitive, the races have become more attractive - and that is what fans want!

A lot of people think that domestic violence is if someone hits, kicks, [or] punches you.