Anthony Zee Quote

In science, one tries to say what no one else has ever said before. In poetry, one tries to say what everyone else has already said, but better. This explains, in essence, why good poetry is as rare as good science.

Fearful Symmetry, Chapter 7 (p. 103), Macmillan Publishing Company. 1986

In science, one tries to say what no one else has ever said before. In poetry, one tries to say what everyone else has already said, but better. This ...

In science, one tries to say what no one else has ever said before. In poetry, one tries to say what everyone else has already said, but better. This ...

In science, one tries to say what no one else has ever said before. In poetry, one tries to say what everyone else has already said, but better. This ...

In science, one tries to say what no one else has ever said before. In poetry, one tries to say what everyone else has already said, but better. This ...