“We all inherit damage from the past. We spread it like a virus and don't generally think about it.”
“We think in generalities, but we live in detail. To make the past live, we must perceive it in detail in addition to thinking of it in generalities.”
“We don't inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.”
“Ignorance is a virus. Once it starts spreading, it can only be cured by reason. For the sake of humanity, we must be that cure.”
“Fear, left unchecked, can spread like a virus.”
“A “better” biological virus — like a computer virus — will perhaps just make its host sick, but still well enough to keep spreading the virus”