Jonas Gehrlein

“Sir Peter Medawar, an eminent British biologist who received a Nobel Prize the same year as Macfarlane Burnet, defined a virus as “a piece of bad news wrapped up in a protein.”
― David Quammen, Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic

“Victor wrapped his fingers over my hand, pressing his face against my palm. “You’re the bravest girl I’ve ever met. I’m so incredibly proud of you.”
“Who knew that one day the word someone would use to describe me is brave. Life is very unpredictable.” I chuckled.
“There are many other words I could think of to describe you but I’m not really good at flattery.”
― A.B.Whelan, Valley of Darkness Part 1 & Part 2

“To fight a war, you must believe it can accomplish something. We fight this one to save John’s kingdom, or perhaps even to save all of mankind... but isn’t that what we always think? That all wars are useless—except the one we’re fighting now?”
― Tad Williams, To Green Angel Tower

“Science affects the average man and woman in two ways already. He or she benefits by its application driving a motor-car or omnibus instead of a horse-drawn vehicle, and being treated for disease by a doctor or surgeon rather than a witch.”
― J.B.S. Haldane