"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" Quotes
"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" tells the story of a woman's cells, taken without her knowledge, that became instrumental in countless scientific breakthroughs.
nonfiction | 370 pages | Published in 2010
Quotes
The truth is, I don't have any desire to know the truth.
The most important thing about Henrietta Lacks is that she was a real person.
HeLa cells have been used to test human sensitivity to tape, glue, and many other products.
Like I'm the only person ever born who didn't know her mother's story.
The Lackses are the only people who have the right to say whether Henrietta's cells should be used in research.
My mother's cells have done amazing things, saving countless lives.
The cells from Henrietta Lacks have made massive profits for the companies that have sold them.
I'm pretty sure my mother wouldn't want her cells to be used in this way.
Put the cells in the incubator and let them grow!
Henrietta was a black woman, and I'm a white woman; that's not something I can change.
