Quote by Katherine Dunn

Prior to penicillin and medical research, death was an everyday occurrence. It was intimate.

Prior to penicillin and medical research, death was an every

Summary

This quote emphasizes how the lack of advancements in medicine and the absence of penicillin resulted in death being a common and regular part of life. Death was not a distant concept, but rather a close and personal experience that people encountered frequently. The quote implies that the development of medical research, particularly the discovery of penicillin, changed the course of history by significantly reducing mortality rates and transforming the relationship between life and death.

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By Katherine Dunn

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