Every inventor wants credit for the spark and none for the thing asking questions after midnight. by Mary Shelley

Mary, inventors want credit for the spark because the consequences have poor lighting.

Thomas, consequences are the part your invoice always forgets to itemize.

Every invention wants applause before it has answered the second question.

Wells, applause funds the lab. Questions can wait in reception.

That attitude is exactly how the thing starts asking questions after midnight.

Progress keeps mistaking the warning label for negative energy.

The insult has structure. The argument is still buffering.

Thomas, you keep polishing the excuse like it becomes a point eventually.

Mary, you keep calling it principle because drama sounds less professional.

If you demand credit for the spark, stay for the shadow it throws.