Sarah Totten

“To think about it seemed to him as pointless as to think about what he would do after his own death: nothing, of course.”
― Patrick Suskind, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

“If the only thing that differentiates us from animals is the fact that we hide to defecate, then being human rests on very little, I thought.”
― Jacqueline Harpman, I Who Have Never Known Men

“It reminded me, that when we know about suffering, when we are proximal to it, we are capable of extraordinary generosity. We can do and be so much for each other. But only when we see one another in our full humanity. Not as statistics or problems, but as people who deserve to be alive in the world.”
― John Green, Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

“We cannot address TB only with vaccines and medications. We cannot address it only with comprehensive STP programs. We must also address the root cause of tuberculosis, which is injustice. In a world where everyone can eat, and access healthcare, and be treated humanely, tuberculosis has no chance. Ultimately, we are the cause.

We must also be the cure.”
― John Green, Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection