Wednesday, June 08, 2016

a wonderful little spot, a quaint and ceremonious village of puny demi-gods on stilts

--- Albert Einstein, in Richard Rhodes, The Making of the Atomic Bomb (2012, ppbk), p. 196

Quote in context:
Princeton, Einstein reported to his friend Elizabeth, the Queen of Belgium, "is a wonderful little spot, a quaint and ceremonious village of puny demi-gods on stilts. Yet, by ignoring certain social conventions, I have been able to create for myself an atmosphere conducive to study and free from dis- traction."