Gabriella Ramirez

“She’s looking for answers. She’s looking for peace. If this is what she has to do to find it, let her. Ahab tilted at that whale of his for a long, long time before he found it.” “And it killed him when he did,” said Katherine. “Are you sure that’s the comparison you want to make here?”
― Mira Grant, Into the Drowning Deep

“Barry Leace ignored the insult. He checked his sonar and cursed under his breath. They had moved too far ahead of the Benthos, Geo-Tech Industries’ (GTI) mobile deep-sea lab community and submarine docking station. The billion-dollar mother ship resembled a domed sports arena, with a false flat surface for an underbelly, dangling three mammoth shock absorbers for legs. Hovering just above the turbulent seafloor in neutral buoyancy, the 46,000-square-foot titanium structure reminded Leace of a monstrous man-o’-war as it followed them north through the most hostile environment on the planet.”
― Steve Alten, The Trench

“Barry Leace looked up. “We’re losing integrity of the plates.” “Captain,” Arie yelled, “the third creature—” A tremendous force struck the sub’s bow, flinging Linda and Ellis to the floor. Barry Leace plunged over his navigation console, his head striking the view-port glass. Blood flowed from his brow. He wiped it clear, staring in horror. A luminous crimson eye peered in through the glass.”
― Steve Alten, The Trench

“The concepts of exponential growth and exponential decay play an important role in biology. Bacteria and viruses especially love to grow exponentially. If one cell of a cold virus gets into your body and then doubles every hour”
― Mary Jane Sterling, Pre-Calculus For Dummies