Threatening Facts Quotes

“Facts that challenge basic assumptions-and thereby threaten people's livelihood and self-esteem-are simply not absorbed. The mind does not digest them.”
― Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

“Yash and I aren't exactly going for easy. We want to do hard things. World-changing things. It's not something a yoga instructor would understand. If you don't leave him alone, your selfishness is going to ruin everything."
"My selfishness is going to ruin everything for you. That's a really selfless sentiment."
That stopped Naina. Suddenly the superiority in her gaze turned to something else. Fear? For the first time she looked like she saw India as more than just a yoga instructor.”
― Sonali Dev, Incense and Sensibility