Marrije

“We received a new dataset each day. Because it took time for new cases to be reported, there were fewer recent cases in each of these datasets: if someone fell ill on a Monday, they generally wouldn’t show up in the data until Wednesday or Thursday. The epidemic was still going, but these delays made it look like it was almost over.”
― Adam Kucharski, The Rules of Contagion: Why Things Spread - and Why They Stop

“Early notice makes possible all kinds of more efficient containment and mitigation. We could prevent some epidemics and more effectively prepare to withstand others. But even if such a global surveillance system can be built, it will work only if it translates into people actually using the information to do something about it.”
― Sonia Shah, Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Coronaviruses and Beyond

“There was a doily on the chest of drawers. I eyed it warily. I have nothing against doilies, but they’re a slippery slope. You start with doilies, then pretty soon it’s crocheted table runners and then it’s a short step to antimacassars.”
― T. Kingfisher, A House With Good Bones

“Writers are the modern vanguards of narrative, and as such, we are in a dangerous position of power.”
― Gail Carriger, The Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture