Jason Page

“we can hear music under water or in other fluids if the water (or other fluid) molecules are caused to vibrate. But in the vacuum of space, with no molecules to vibrate, there is no sound. (The next time you’re watching Star Trek and hear the roar of the engines in space, you’ll have some good Trekkie Trivia to share.)”
― Daniel J. Levitin, This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession

“Back at his beloved Mount Vernon in 1797, Washington threw himself into farming and even became a whiskey distiller. No product ever netted him a larger return on his investment than this potent, rye-based intoxicant that he sold straight from the still. His distillery became the largest in the United States by 1799.”
― Edward J. Larson, Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership

“If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave.”
― Mo Willems, Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs

“That night, Sara sat in Amy’s library for hours, thinking about how tragic it was that the written word was immortal while people were not, and grieving for her, the woman she had never met.”
― Katarina Bivald, The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend