July

“People continued to speak mutually incomprehensible languages, obey different rulers and worship distinct gods, but all believed in gold and silver and in gold and silver coins.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“There are no gods in the universe, no nations, no money, no human rights, no laws, and no justice outside the common imagination of human beings.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“Just try to imagine how difficult it would have been to create states, or churches, or legal systems if we could speak only about things that really exist, such as rivers, trees and lions.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“These days (if I may steal a term from the jargon of the contemporary rialto), it is not politically correct to admit that some people die of old age.”
― Sherwin B. Nuland, How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter