Harshita

“In the late nineteenth century, this sprawling web of connections was given a name by an eminent German geologist, Ferdinand von Richthofen (uncle of the First World War flying ace the “Red Baron”) that has stuck ever since: “Seidenstraßen”—the Silk Roads.8”
― Peter Frankopan, The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

“Two millennia ago, silks made by hand in China were being worn by the rich and powerful in Carthage and other cities in the Mediterranean, while pottery manufactured in southern France could be found in England and in the Persian Gulf. Spices and condiments grown in India were being used in the kitchens of Xinjiang, as they were in those of Rome. Buildings in northern Afghanistan carried inscriptions in Greek, while horses from Central Asia were being ridden proudly thousands of miles away to the east.”
― Peter Frankopan, The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

“Look unto the stars to teach us How the master’s thoughts can reach us Each one follows Newton’s math Silently along its path.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

“Jenny:
Honestly, what is it about them that bothers you so much?

Giles:
The smell.

Jenny:
Computers don't smell, Rupert.

Giles:
I know. Smell is the most powerful trigger to the memory there is. A certain flower, or a a whiff of smoke can bring up experiences long forgotten. Books smell musty and-and-and rich. The knowledge gained from a computer is a - it, uh, it has no no texture, no-no context. It's-it's there and then it's gone. If it's to last, then-then the getting of knowledge should be, uh, tangible, it should be, um, smelly.”
― Rupert Giles, Buffy the Vampire Slayer