“Pacts with the devil have been made many times. There is no other way to explain the popularity of the book Fifty Shades of Grey.” — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“To be clear, the Roman Empire didn’t end because everybody was having sex. No civilization was ever toppled by “too much sexy time”—except for… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“At the time, though, vaccination was controversial. Many were opposed.” — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“This may be the most insane, ineffective cure in the world, but if you have the opportunity to travel back in time, please go… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“Well, Zimbabwe now has a higher immunization rate for one-year-olds against measles (around 95 percent) than the United States does. So do 112 other… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“Persecuting religious minorities is always ill-advised, every single time it occurs in history. I have never in my research found an instance where a… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“Do you know my absolute favorite story about the author of The Age of Innocence ? It’s that she did all of her writing, longhand, after breakfasting in bed and that, when finishing a page, she would just toss it on the floor. Her secretary would then be left to assemble all of the pages in the correct order. It… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share
“When we are electing government officials, it is not stupid to ask yourself, “If a plague broke out, do I think this person could navigate the country through those times, on a spiritual level, but also on a pragmatic one? Would they be able to calmly solve one problem, and then another one, and then the next one? Or would… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share
“Male writers, especially male writers during the 1960s, somehow tricked people into thinking that they were demigods because they had an understanding of language.” — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“It is telling that, historically, quarantines extended primarily to those who had less wealth, power, and social clout.” — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“If you were a peasant and someone said, “If you live in a sewer, the bubonic plague won’t kill you,” your reaction likely wouldn’t… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“Ask the Aztecs and the Incas whether or not they would have liked to have access to vaccines. Oh, wait, you can't. They're dead. Vaccination is one of the best things that has happened to civilization. Empires toppled like sandcastles in the wake of diseases we do not give a second thought to today. If taking a moment to elaborate… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share
“(Fun fact: you can’t kill someone by finely grinding up glass and mixing it in their food. Either they’d be able to detect it,… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
