IT WAS THE SECRETS OF HEAVEN AND EARTH THAT I DESIRED TO LEARN; AND WHETHER IT WAS THE OUTWARD SUBSTANCE OF THINGS OR THE INNER SPIRIT OF NATURE; AND THE MYSTERIOUS SOUL OF MAN THAT OCCUPIED ME, STILL MY INQUIRIES WERE DIRECTED TO THE METAPHYSICAL, OR IN IT'S HIGHEST SENSE, THE PHYSICAL SECRETS OF THE WORLD. -MARRY SHELLEY
