#th

For each chromosome contributed by the sperm there is a corresponding chromosome contributed by the egg, there are two chromosomes of each kind, which together constitute a pair. ↗

— Thomas Hunt Morgan

#constitute #contributed #corresponding #each #egg

Two years work wasted, I have been breeding those flies for all that time and I've got nothing out of it. ↗

— Thomas Hunt Morgan

#breeding #flies #got #i #nothing

I think a common misperception about attuning and tending to a child's needs so constantly is that they don't grow in their independence, but I think that the opposite is true. ↗

— Alanis Morissette

#child #common #constantly #grow #i

The first principle of child-rearing is to choose a good mother. ↗

— Christian Morgenstern

#choose #first #first principle #good #good mother

And now, I'm a best selling author, a different sort of fairy tale that I still sometimes wonder when I'll wake up from. ↗

— Erin Morgenstern

#best #different #different sort #fairy #fairy tale

I like that 'once upon a time' quality, where the telling of a tale has an elevated sense of story. There's a whimsical quality to it. Sometimes in fairy tales more things seem possible, even though often they're real world based. ↗

— Erin Morgenstern

#elevated #even #fairy #fairy tales #i

I like to call it nighttime brain: the way your mind seems to function on a different frequency than it does during daylight hours - which can be good or bad but also can lead to unexpected epiphanies or experiences that wouldn't be the same at any other time of day. ↗

— Erin Morgenstern

#any #bad #brain #call #day

When I was growing up, if there was a Young Adult section of my town's library, I missed it. I wandered right from 'The Babysitter's Club' over to Stephen King. His books were big and fat and they seemed important. I eventually worked my way through most of the shelf, but 'It' is the one that stuck with me. ↗

— Erin Morgenstern

#babysitter #big #books #club #eventually

With a rock band, you play the same things over and over and over. ↗

— Ikue Mori

#over #play #rock #rock band #same

We stand ready to work together, where possible, in helping rebuild not only homes and businesses, but most importantly, lives of those who so desperately need our help. ↗

— Marc Morial

#desperately #help #helping #homes #importantly