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		jkingsman 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Darwin's children drew all over the “On the Origin... For such a giant of the scientific community, he was after all human. My two favorite journal entries: "But I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody & everything." "I am going to write a little Book for Murray on orchids and today I hate them worse than everything."

pfdietz 10 months ago | [–]

He had chronic nausea (possibly abdominal migraine), so I'm not surprised he was feeling poorly.

moffkalast 10 months ago | | [–]

"I cannot brain today, I have the dumb"

Me too Charles, me too.

rolisz 10 months ago | | [–]

Huh, I feel much closer to Darwin now

zabzonk 10 months ago | [–]

"I hate a Barnacle as no man ever did before"

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