There is a camaraderie that grows up among those who work with old books and old papers, largely, I suspect, because we understand that we are at odds with the rest of the world: we are travelling backwards, while all those around us are still moving forward (Peter Ackroyd, The House of Doctor Dee)
I’d rather be underappreciate, and under worked, than over appreciate and over worked (noelsugarcube)
Life is wonderful if you know how to live. However, it is now how long you live in life but how impactful is your existence on earth. (Adedayo Olabamiji)
He said her name, repeatedly, so that she never lost the sound of his voice around it. So that every time someone called her name, she would be able to hear only Aman Erum. (Fatima Bhutto, The Shadow of the Crescent Moon)
The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth. From this almost mystic affirmation there comes what may seem a strange conclusion: that education must start from birth (Maria Montessori)
The unthankful heart… discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings! – Henry Ward Beecher
It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so (Robert A. Heinlein)
War is an arena for the display of courage and virtue. Or war is politics by other means. War is a quasi-mystical experience where you get in touch with the real. There are millions of narratives we impose to try to make sense of war (Phil Klay)
If you fail a thousand times, find a thousand and one ways to succeed. (Matshona Dhliwayo)
When you write about justice, you better forget who is going to be hurt. (M.F. Moonzajer)