Mom’s watching me and I’m watching her and that’s how it always is. We’re always connected. Intertwined. One.
– from I’m Glad My Mom Died book by Jennette McCurdy
Wisdom that isn’t distilled in our …
Wisdom that isn’t distilled in our own crucible can’t help us.
– from The Palace of Illusions book by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
While Bitcoin is a new invention …
While Bitcoin is a new invention of the digital age, the problems it purports to solve – namely, providing a form of money that is under the full command of its owner and likely to hold its value in the long run – are as old as human society itself.
– from The Bitcoin Standard book by Saifedean Ammous
I’ve often thought that a marriage …
I’ve often thought that a marriage is like a covered wagon, full of the stuff of life. The man and the woman are the two workhorses who pull it. Eventually, it gets heavy. There are children in the wagon, a home that needs to be maintained, feelings that need to be protected and nurtured when life throws curveballs. It works when both partners pull together, but the journey can’t continue for long if one partner unbuckles the straps and decides to ride in the wagon, because it’s easier, and because he knows his partner will keep pulling no matter what.
– from These Tangled Vines book by Julianne MacLean
People nowadays … they have no …
People nowadays … they have no idea how good they have it. The past was unrelenting misery for most people. And the further back in time you go, the worse it was.
– from Project Hail Mary book by Andy Weir
The world watches America – the …
The world watches America – the only great power in history made up of people from every corner of the planet, comprising every race and faith and cultural practice – to see if our experiment in democracy can work. To see if we can do what no other nation has ever done. To see if we can actually live up to the meaning of our creed.
– from A Promised Land book by Barack Obama
The modern world doesn’t call for …
The modern world doesn’t call for finished products. It calls for works in progress, where perpetual improvement wins the game.
– from Think Like a Rocket Scientist book by Ozan Varol
This is what life’s about: being …
This is what life’s about: being somewhere beautiful, with someone you love.
– from People We Meet on Vacation book by Emily Henry
When a thousand people believe some …
When a thousand people believe some made-up story for one month – that’s fake news. When a billion people believe it for a thousand years – that’s a religion.
– from 21 Lessons for the 21st Century book by Yuval Noah Harari
Magic comes from what is inside …
Magic comes from what is inside you. It is a part of you. You can’t weave together a spell that you don’t believe in.
– from Fool Moon book by Jim Butcher