ALICE > ALICE's Quotes

“Denn ich ohne Bücher bin nicht ich.”
― Christa Wolf, Lesen und Schreiben: Neue Sammlung : Essays, Aufsätze, Reden (Sammlung Luchterhand ; 295)

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

“what if life is just a collection of essentially unrelated experiences? Why does one thing have to follow meaningfully from another?”
― Sally Rooney, Intermezzo

“You can drive yourself crazy thinking about different things you could have done in the past.”
― Sally Rooney, Intermezzo

“And yet, accepting the premise, allowing life to mean nothing for a moment, doesn’t it simply feel good”
― Sally Rooney, Intermezzo

“I think better when I'm running. My soul is at its quietest when I'm in movement.”
― Lisa Tamati, Running to Extremes

“If in doubt, go running. Solutions to problems come to you. It clarifies your mind. It's a meditation of sorts.”
― Lisa Tamati, Running to Extremes

“The human spirit needs physical movement more than the body does.”
― Lisa Tamati, Running to Extremes

“If you want to give it a go - do. Take that first step and keep taking those steps. And don't give up the first time you fail.”
― Lisa Tamati, Running to Extremes

“what cannot be cured, must be endured”
― Bella Mackie, Jog On: How Running Saved My Life

“It’s hard to run and feel sorry for yourself at the same time.”
― Bella Mackie, Jog On: How Running Saved My Life

“This was the key to flourishing in graduate school. You could do anything if you were delusional.”
― R.F. Kuang, Katabasis

“Meteorologically, Hell didn’t seem much worse than an English spring.”
― R.F. Kuang, Katabasis

“I'm not questioning whether plants can understand. It's just the opposite. I believe that they CAN understand what we say. That's why words come with responsibility.”
― Michiko Aoyama, MICHIKO ニューヨークデイズ―子育てを終えてからの留学記