Tim Farnsworth

“NATURE CHOSE to rage in 1918, and it chose the form of the influenza virus in which to do”
― John M. Barry, The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History

“The preservation of morale itself became an aim. For if morale faltered, all else might as well. So free speech trembled.”
― John M. Barry, The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History

“He wondered what kind of life it would be, having to keep swimming all the time to stay exactly in the same place. Pretty similar to his own, he decided.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Color of Magic

“Remember that there are two kinds of beauty: one of the soul and the other of the body. That of the soul displays its radiance in intelligence, in chastity, in good conduct, in generosity, and in good breeding, and all these qualities may exist in an ugly man. And when we focus our attention upon that beauty, not upon the physical, love generally arises with great violence and intensity. I am well aware that I am not handsome, but I also know that I am not deformed, and it is enough for a man of worth not to be a monster for him to be dearly loved, provided he has those spiritual endowments I have spoken of.”
― Miguel Cervantes