There comes a time when every scientist, even God, has to write off an experiment.
Source: Jonah the tramp, in Devices and Desires, ch. 40, 1989.
-- P D James, (Aug 3 1920-2014), English mystery novelist; Phyllis Dorothy James is best known for creating the intelligent, perceptive poet and inspector, Adam Dalgliesh, Cover Her Face, 1962.