[Andrei Sakharov] won his Nobel in 1975 for demanding a halt to the testing of nuclear weapons. He, of course, had already tested his. His wife was a pediatrician! What sort of person could perfect a hydrogen bomb while married to a child-care specialist? What sort of physician would stay married to a mate that cracked?

"Anything interesting happen at work today, honeybunch?"

"Yes. My bomb is going to work just great. And how are you doing with that kid with chicken pox?

Autore: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.