Scott Shjefte

“It’s just the most amazing thing to see the introvert revolution literally remaking the way we organize society — this time, the world of book clubs.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“Capps did write the JAMA article. He reported finding the masks so successful that after less than three weeks of experimenting he had abandoned testing and simply started using them as “a routine measure.” He also made the more general point that “one of the most vital measures in checking contagion” is eliminating crowding. “Increasing the space between beds in barracks, placing the head of one soldier opposite the feet of his neighbor, stretching tent flags between beds, and suspending a curtain down the center of the mess table, are all of proved value.” To prevent a few arriving individuals from infecting an entire camp, he also repeated Welch’s recommendation to isolate transferred troops.”
― John M. Barry, The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

“Gaia spoke in a complex language of predator and prey, of growth and dormancy, of birth and migration, of seasonal change, of storms, of currents, and finally, of cruelty and death and necessity.”
― Linda Nagata, The Bohr Maker

“I will stay by your side until the fire in the sun grows cold and the light of the moon is no more. Until time blots out the stars.”
― Elizabeth Lim, Unravel the Dusk