That was it. That was the hidden handshake of the universe. Safety wasn’t about holding on. It was about going fast enough that reality has no choice but to keep you pressed against the curve.
She turned off the lamp. In the dark, the book seemed to glow with its own quiet mass—a patient, heavy friend. physics 5th edition by alan giambattista
A laugh escaped her. Not a tired laugh, but the bright, giddy laugh of understanding. She flipped back to the start of the chapter. Giambattista had included a little “Self-Check” box in the margin. She’d ignored it for two hours. That was it