“In the past, censorship worked by blocking the flow of information. In the 21st century, censorship works by flooding people with irrelevant information. People just don't know what to pay attention to, and they often spend their time investigating and debating side issues.”
― Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
― Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
“if our mother cells done so much for medicine, how come her family can’t afford to see no doctors?”
― The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
― The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
“intersection of Broadway and Houston Street. Here, it was once sagely remarked, you could fire a shotgun in any direction without hitting an honest man;”
― The Alienist
― The Alienist
“The greatest pain is the love you leave behind.”
― The Threat Below
― The Threat Below
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