Michael Beaton

“hypercortisolemia (excess cortisol due to stress) impairs the release of melatonin, the hormone that normally signals to our brains that it is time to go to sleep (and that may also help prevent neuronal loss and cognitive impairment).”
― Peter Attia MD, Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity

“There exists a presence in the ocean, seldom glimpsed in waking hours, best envisioned in your dreams. While you drift in sleep, turtles ride the curve of the deep, seeking their inspiration from the sky. From tranquil tropic bays or nightmare maelstroms hissing foam, they come unseen to share our air. Each sharp exhalation affirms, “Life yet endures.” Each inhaled gasp vows, “Life will continue.” With each breath they declare to the stars and wild silence. By night and by light, sea turtles glide always, their parallel universe strangely alien, yet intertwining with ours.”
― Carl Safina, Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur

“Joseph was elderly and lean and serious, and his life was so complicated that only a profound man would know him to be simple.”
― John Steinbeck, The Short Novels of John Steinbeck

“The future is already here—it is just unevenly distributed.”
― Timothy Ferriss, The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman