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Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop

American poet known for her unique poetic style and profound insights into life. Elizabeth Bishop's works are renowned for their concise, straightforward language and rich emotional expression. more

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“Perfect hexagonal tubes in a packed array. Bees are hard-wired to lay them down, but how does an insect know enough geometry to lay down a precise hexagon? It doesn't. It's programmed to chew up wax and spit it out while turning on its axis, and that generates a circle. Put a bunch of bees on the same surface, chewing side-by-side, and the circles abut against each other - deform each other into hexagons, which just happen to be more efficient for close packing anyway.”

KnowsDoeHardEnoughHappensSidesPerfectLaysSurfaceCirclesBunchEfficientBeesPreciseInsectsGeometrySpitTubesAxesChewingPacking
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“I think there is hope for you yet, Will Herondale. I will try to learn how to have it, without you to show me. Tessa, Jem said. She knows despair, and hope as well. you can teach each other. Find her, Will, and tell her that I loved her always. My blessings, for all that it is worth, is on you both.”

ThinkingKnowsTryingWellsSaidShowsTeachBlessingDespairPrincessShow MeWithout YouWill HerondaleJemTessa GrayClockworkThere Is HopeJem CarstairsClockwork PrincessMy Blessing
Book:The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess
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“When we return, I will put you forward for Ascension,” Charlotte finished. “I will speak out for her case as well,” Gideon said. “After all, I have my father’s place on the Council—his friends will listen to me; they still owe loyalty to our family—and besides, how else can we be married?” “What?” said Gabriel with a wild hand gesture that accidentally flipped the nearest plate onto the floor, where it shattered. “Married?” said Henry. “You’re marrying your father’s friends on the Council? Which of them?”

WellsSaidStillsHandsFatherSpeakCasesReturnMarriedFinishedLoyaltyOur FamilyGesturesPlatesCouncilBeing MarriedShatteredSpeaks OutMarryingListen To MeGabrielCharlotteAscensionFlippedGideon
Author:Cassandra Clare
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