" Damien is proof that kindness and love and compassion can be stronger forces than fear, even the fear of death. That’s a good thing because we’re all going to die. None of us can beat death. And so, perhaps, like Damien, we can go out into the world bravely and make it better for the time we are alive. "

― Jennifer Wright , Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them