How-To Read Books
“Hope doesn't care about the problems that have already been solved. Hope cares only about the problems that still need to be solved. Because the better the world gets, the more we have to lose. And the more we have to lose, the less we feel we have to hope for.”
“You and everyone you know are going to be dead soon. And in the short amount of time between here and there, you have a limited amount of fucks to give. Very few, in fact. And if you go around giving a fuck about everything and everyone without conscious thought or choice—well, then you’re going... Continue Reading →
“My greatest wish for humanity is not for peace or comfort or joy. It is that we all still die a little inside every time we witness the death of another. For only the pain of empathy will keep us human. There’s no version of God that can help us if we ever lose that.” ― Neal... Continue Reading →
Reading aloud to your child helps strengthen the parts of their brain that deal with language, reading, logic, and processing images.
“The way Theranos is operating is like trying to build a bus while you’re driving the bus. Someone is going to get killed.”
Golden Compass, Eragon, Cirque du Freak...
“It begins with absence and desire. It begins with blood and fear. It begins with a discovery of witches.”
“This is listening as a martial art, balancing the subtle behaviors of emotional intelligence and the assertive skills of influence, to gain access to the mind of another person. ” ― Chris Voss, Never Split the Difference
The lengths I dragged my parents through as kid to get a specific edition of the book. Thank you mom and dad <3