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“We have waged war, or rather let a war be waged, against all of the animals we eat. This war is new and has a name: factory farming.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer, Eating Animals

“Runners can be having an absolutely miserable race and yet still be cognizant of the fact that they are undertaking something amazing. I”
― Cory Reese, Nowhere Near First: Ultramarathon Adventures From The Back Of The Pack

“That message was repeated many times throughout the event—that when morphine was used to treat pain, it was not actually addictive.”
― Patrick Radden Keefe, Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

“The hymen is a profound example of the way humans metaphorize anatomy. Here is an organ that has no biological function, and yet Western culture made up a powerful story about the hymen a long time ago. This story has nothing to do with biology and everything to do with controlling women. Culture saw a “barrier” at the mouth of the vagina and decided it was a marker of “virginity” (itself a biologically meaningless idea).”
― Emily Nagoski, Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life