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“Death is lighter than a feather. Duty, heavier than a mountain.”
― The Eye of the World
― The Eye of the World
“It is important, when killing a nun, to ensure that you bring an army of sufficient size.”
― Red Sister
― Red Sister
“I’d have you see them like this; I’d have you see them very well. Will you? They are clustered around Suzie’s Cruisin Trike, embracing in the aftermath of their victory. I’d have you see them this way not because they have won a great battle—they know better than that, every one of them—but because now they are ka-tet for the last time. The story of their fellowship ends here, on this make-believe street and beneath this artificial sun; the rest of the tale will be short and brutal compared to all that’s gone before. Because when katet breaks, the end always comes quickly. Say”
― The Dark Tower
― The Dark Tower
“Are we going in?” Cuthbert asked. “Let the Recording Angel note that I'm against, although I'll offer no mutiny.”
― Wizard and Glass
― Wizard and Glass
“If SARS had conformed to the perverse pattern of presymptomatic infectivity, its 2003 emergence wouldn’t be a case history in good luck and effective outbreak response. It would be a much darker story. The much darker story remains to be told, probably not about this virus but about another. When the Next Big One comes, we can guess, it will likely conform to the same perverse pattern, high infectivity preceding notable symptoms. That will help it to move through cities and airports like an angel of death.”
― Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
― Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
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