It is astonishing and a little sad to realize how many discoveries, how many advancements, have been delayed… — Hanya Yanagihara
It is astonishing and a little sad to realize how many discoveries, how many advancements, have been delayed for years, for decades, not because the information was unavailable but because of sheer cowardice, fear of being laughed at, of being ostracized by one's colleagues.
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