Bonnie

“If a hiker gets lost in the mountains, people will coordinate a search. If a train crashes, people will line up to give blood. If an earthquake levels a city, people all over the world will send emergency supplies. This is so fundamentally human that it's found in every culture without exception. Yes, there are assholes who just don't care, but they're massively outnumbered by the people who do.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

“For him, breaking the Enigma was much easier than the problem of dealing with other people, especially with those holding power.”
― Andrew Hodges, Alan Turing: The Enigma

“Perhaps this was the most surprising thing about Alan Turing. Despite all he had done in the war, and all the struggles with stupidity, he still did not think of intellectuals or scientists as forming a superior class.”
― Andrew Hodges, Alan Turing: The Enigma

“Repetition. Effort. Pain. Success. There really is no shortcut.”
― Wendelin Van Draanen, The Running Dream