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“In fact, McDonald’s cares so much about uniformity and efficiency that they add a silicon-based polymer to the fryer oil to reduce splatter,15 which cuts down on cleaning time; called dimethylpolysiloxane, the same chemical is also used in head lice treatments, condom lubricants,16 and breast implants.17 How neat is that?”
― Matt Siegel, The Secret History of Food: Strange but True Stories About the Origins of Everything We Eat

“A real diamond is never perfect.”
― Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See

“Do not read as children do to enjoy themselves, or, as the ambitious do to educate themselves. No, read to live.”
― Gustave Flaubert

“are you breathing, are you lucky enough
to be breathing”
― Hettie Jones