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“It is perhaps oddly appropriate that the symbol for the god Mercury was the caduceus—two snakes entwined on a winged rod. The symbol is commonly and incorrectly associated with the medical establishment, due to a mistake when the US Army Medical Corps adopted the symbol in 1902. Soon after, it became a ubiquitous sign of healing. But in fact, the caduceus represents Mercury—the god of financial gain, commerce, thieves, and trickery.”
― Nate Pedersen, Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything

“What would happen if I wanted you?” “You would have me.” “And?” “And nothing. That’s it.”
― Olivie Blake, The Atlas Six

“I’m only thirty-seven, he thought; is this when old age begins?”
― Ken Follett, The Pillars of the Earth

“In my dreams, I am always losing you. In my waking, you are already lost.”
― V.E. Schwab, Gallant