“Something that I try to bring to my novels is a lot of the philosophy and tenet that we are brought up with as Boston College students,” Rosen said. “So much of that was instilled in me in my time at BC, so I think a lot about that as I'm working on these books.”

“For this movie to get not just distribution in theaters, but critical acclaim worldwide, is very, very, very baffling on one level because people don't expect it,” Fisher said. 

“Public health is—in a way—we’re victims of our own success,” Landrigan said. “Over the past 75 years, people in medicine and public health have made enormous strides in conquering disease.”

“We all do this because we know our situations are over. I am not doing this to improve my case. My case is over,” Palladino said. “Every woman that is part of our group says they just don't want this to happen to other women and other children.”

“Instead of asking, ‘What do you want to do after graduation?’ we should be asking, ‘What do you hope to always be doing, no matter what your job is?’,” Liang said. “That question gets to the heart of purpose—and the human skills that are relevant across industry and appreciate over time.”