Naturally, I have compensated in my adult years by owning very large numbers of books. — Martin Lewis Perl
I was also interested in chemistry, but my parents were not willing to buy me a chemistry set. — Martin Lewis Perl
It was good fortune to be a child during the depression years and a youth during the war years. — Martin Lewis Perl
Going to school and working for good marks, indeed working for very good marks, was a serious business. — Martin Lewis Perl
About 1900 my parents came to the united states as children from what was then the polish area of russia. — Martin Lewis Perl