Detecting Quotes

“The very small quantum world, it seems, is a mixture of possibilities. The quantum fields to which all particles belong are the sum of these possibilities and, somehow, one possibility is chosen out of all the existing ones just by seeing it, just by the very act of detecting it, whenever one tries to probe a particle's nature. Nobody knows why or how this happens.”
― Christophe Galfard, The Universe in Your Hand: A Journey Through Space, Time, and Beyond

“My volcano of compress anger was about to erupt in school, and it would take more than five years for my molten lava to be brought under control, which was through the loss of my sight. However, shouldn’t there be a way of detecting and reaching out to kids like me before there is a massive problem? Why wait until there is a devastating eruption before we intervene?”
― Drexel Deal, The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father

“What I'd like is a case. You know how it happens in these crime stories, chaps....I read a good many of them and it's always the same thing. The keen young P. C. happens to be on the spot when there's a homicide, His Super has to call in the Yard and before you know where you are the P. C.'s working with one of the Big Four and getting praised for his witty deductions.”
― Ngaio Marsh, Death at the Bar

“Does it? Why would the Klatchians give him money to shoot a Klatchian?" said Nobby.
Colon tapped the side of his nose. "Politics" he said.
"Ah. Politics", said Nobby. "Ah, well, politics. I see. Politics. Right. So why?"
"Aha" said Colon again, tapping the other side of his nose.
"Why're you picking your nose, sarge?"
"I'm tapping it," said Colon severely. "That's to show I'm in the know".
"In the nose," said Nobby cheerfully.”
― Terry Pratchett, Jingo