"One would think that plants belonging to the same genus would always produce identical or at least similar oils. But this is by no means so."

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He has to find more and better ways of occupying his time. His time, what a bankrupt idea, as if he's been given a box of time belonging to him alone, stuffed to the brim with hours and minutes that he can spend like money. Trouble is, the box has holes in it and the time is running out, no matter what he does with it.

— Margaret Atwood