Stephanie Giangrande

“To pilot a racehorse is to ride a half-ton catapult. It is without question one of the most formidable feats in sport.”
― Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend

“The earth of a hundred millennia ago was walked by at least six different species of man. Its our current exclusivity, not that multi-species past, that is peculiar and perhaps incriminating. As we will shortly see, we Sapiens have good reasons to repress the memory of our siblings.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“If Red breaks that leg again," Howard said soberly, "it will cripple him for life." Alexander told him that maybe it was better to break a man's leg than his heart.”
― Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend

“The more eastern regions of Asia were populated by Homo erectus, 'Upright Man', who survived there for close to 2 million years, making it the most durable human species ever. This record is unlikely to be broken even by our own species. It is doubtful whether Homo sapiens will still be around a thousand years from now, so 2 million years is really out of our league.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind