If the chain symmetry is maintained in the crystal lattice, the possible occurrence of different space groups is considerably restricted. – Giulio Natta
Nature is more like a seesaw than a crystal, a never-ending conga line of bold moves and corrections. – Diane Ackerman
I bought a crystal ball, and I wanted to use it, but I didn’t know how, and I wouldn’t use it until I developed a technique to use it that was truthful. – Michael Moschen
X-Ray crystallography is nowadays an accurate and rapid method of determining conformation in the crystal lattice, which conformation usually corresponds to the preferred conformation in solution. – Derek Harold Richard Barton
I’ve read plenty of J.G. Ballard, but I’m not really a Ballardian. I’ve met Ballardians, and I know when I can’t compete. I like Ballard in his relatively unchallenging apocalyptic mode: ‘Vermilion Sands,’ ‘The Drowned World,’ ‘The Burning World,’ ‘The Crystal World.’ – Lev Grossman
The Crystal Cathedral is not an attempt to be an architectural ego-statement. It’s probably the ultimate spiritual and psychological statement that could be made in architectural terms. – Robert H. Schuller
