Quoted
Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021.
“If you walked outside and saw a person who was six feet tall, and then someone who was six thousand feet tall, you would notice,” —Todd Thompson, who studies supernovae.
“The nontraditional student is the new normal,” —Elizabeth Lower-Basch, an expert on welfare policy.
“We marine biologists refer to it as defecation,” —Christin Khan, who studies whales, on a whale photographed doing just that.
(Previous quotes from our sources here)
About the Author
Rosa Inocencio Smith is a former assistant editor at The Atlantic.