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My special fascination has been to understand better the world of chemistry and its complexities.

I was a chemistry major, but I'm always winding up as a teacher in English departments, so I've brought scientific thinking to literature. There's been very little gratitude for this.

However, I survived and started to read all chemistry books that I could get a hand on, first some 19th century books from our home library that did not provide much reliable information, and then I emptied the rather extensive city library.

Chemical synthesis is uniquely positioned at the heart of chemistry, the central science, and its impact on our lives and society is all pervasive.

I had a great chemistry teacher and found it really interesting to learn how things are made up and how they work.

I wanted to understand the secrets behind my chemical experiments and behind the processes in nature.

You have to look at how chemistry develops.

To my disappointment, not many young people seem to be interested in science, especially chemistry.

I was glad I liked chemistry.

I also became interested in chemistry and gradually accumulated enough test tubes and other glassware to do chemical experiments, using small quantities of chemicals purchased from a pharmacy supply house.