# Quote — Michael Chabon, Wonder Boys

> Eight solid light-years of lead...is the thickness of that metal in which you would need to encase yourself if you wanted to keep from being touched by neutrinos. I guess the little fuckers are everywhere.

- Author: [Michael Chabon](https://www.leafyquotes.com/michael-chabon.md)
- Book: [Wonder Boys](https://www.leafyquotes.com/michael-chabon/wonder-boys.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Michael_Chabon#Wonder_Boys_(1995)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/michael-chabon/wonder-boys/eight-solid-light-years

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