Dan'S_mind

“The truth is that America is not the only country or culture on the planet that was founded on the fresh blood of those who came before. Every country, every nation, every culture was founded by butchers. Sorry, that’s life. Western people who today fly high the flag of human rights are the very children and grandchildren of yesterday’s rapists and murderers. I know. Most of my family was murdered by them in cold blood long before I was born.”
― Tuvia Tenenbom, The Lies They Tell

“the disposable soma hypothesis posits that an organism with limited resources must apportion them between investing in early growth and reproduction and prolonging life by continuously repairing wear and tear in the cell.”
― Venki Ramakrishnan, Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality

“In America, when you’re a Black man, you’re a boy. It doesn’t matter how old, or how educated. You’re a boy until the day you die. ‘Watch your mouth, boy. Don’t get smart, boy.’ ” He shrugged. “In France I’m a man.” “The Nazis don’t see you as a man.” “There are Nazis everywhere. They just go by different names.”
― Morgan Ryan, A Resistance of Witches

“My side of the story doesn’t matter anymore. Life happened, it hurt, I healed, but most importantly I learned who deserves a seat at my table and who will never sit at it again.”
― Unknown