He didn’t want the gummy worm. He wanted symmetry.

Georgie sighed. “It’s zero if you stay up here.”

In S01E05 of his own life, the conflict was twofold. First, a new student had joined Mr. Givens’ fourth-grade science class: a pigtailed girl named Darcy who claimed the Higgs boson was “just a theory.” Sheldon had gasped so loudly, the gerbil in the corner woke up.