I collected bones from charnel houses; and disturbed, with profane fingers, the tremendous secrets of the human frame. – Mary Shelley Frankenstein, Chapter 4. Victor Frankenstein.
I know electric knives are excellent for carving turkeys that have had their bones removed and been forced into a mold to shape them. Please note that those turkeys are called hams. – John Hodgman
You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews. You have granted me life and steadfast love, and your care has preserved my spirit. – The Bible Job 10:11-12
Mitochondrial DNA is in higher concentration, lasts longer, and can be extracted from bones. – Craig Venter
In valley drift we meet commonly with the bones of quadrupeds which graze on plains bordering rivers. – Charles Lyell
I wasn’t a regular, avid ‘Bones’ fan, but I’d certainly seen it. I liked the banter; I liked the people and that world. – Geoff Stults
Stories are like that. Like cities, they are built on the stones and bones of the past. – Kate Forsyth
I wrote the first draft of my first novel at Michigan, and then I wrote the first draft of ‘Salvage the Bones’ at Stanford. So I workshopped the entire thing. – Jesmyn Ward
