“Public health experts monitor this drift and each year adjust the flu vaccine to try to keep pace. But they will never be able to match up perfectly, because even if they predict the direction of mutation, the fact that influenza viruses exist as mutating swarms means some will always be different enough to evade both the vaccine and the immune system.”
― The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
― The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.”
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“Why did women always believe that talking about a problem would fix it? Some issues were corpses. Hot air made them fester and rot and spread their disease to everything else. Better to bury it and move on.”
― Shadow's Edge
― Shadow's Edge
“She could almost hear Jasnah whispering to her: Don’t judge without more details.”
― Oathbringer
― Oathbringer
“Eventually, you will execute someone who does not deserve it. This is the burden society must carry in exchange for order.”
― Oathbringer
― Oathbringer
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