“People lived in bodies that were largely unknowable. Some things you could never learn about yourself – some things nobody could learn about you until after you died. She was fascinated by the mystery of dissections as well as the challenge. They had to search for tiny nerves that were impossible to find. It was almost like a little treasure hunt.”

“People lived in bodies that were largely unknowable. Some things you could never learn about yourself – some things nobody could learn about you until after you died. She was fascinated by the mystery of dissections as well as the challenge. They had to search for tiny nerves that were impossible to find. It was almost like a little treasure hunt.”

— Brit Bennett