Sanda

“It only takes a single night of frost to kill off an entire generation. To live, then, is a matter of time, of timing.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“He closes his eyes. This is my superpower, he thinks: to make a dark even darker than what's around me. He stops crying.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“The truth is I came here hoping for a reason to stay.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“For a few years after we either reach herd immunity or have a widely distributed vaccine, people will still be recovering from the overall clinical, psychological, social, and economic shock of the pandemic and the adjustments it required, perhaps through 2024. I’ll call this the intermediate pandemic period. Then, gradually, things will return to “normal”—albeit in a world with some persistent changes. Around 2024, the post-pandemic period will likely begin.”
― Nicholas A. Christakis, Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live