Log

“We are neglecting the golden opportunity to prevent, even while we seek to cure.”
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

“My unfortunate imagination set to work to torment me.”
― H.G. Wells, The Island of Doctor Moreau

“What we want you to ask yourselves is this: what is space, to you? Is it a playground? A quarry? A flagpole? A classroom? A temple? Who do you believe should go, and for what purpose? Or should we go at all? Is the realm above the clouds immaterial to you, so long as satellites send messages and rocks don't fall? Is human spaceflight a fool's errand, a rich man's fantasy, an unacceptable waste of life and metal? Are our methods grotesque to you, our ethics untenable? Are our hopes outdates? When I tell you of our life out here, do you cheer for us, or do you scoff?
Are astronauts still relevant in your time?”
― Becky Chambers, To Be Taught, If Fortunate

“Now I keep in mind that none of us can love and be loved without the possibility of loss but that there's a difference between knowledge and terror.”
― Lori Gottlieb, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed