Riki (˶˃⤙˂˶)

“Just what am I judging, and who will judge me in the end?”
― Shisi, Little Mushroom: Judgment Day

“economic models are, or should be: guides, aids, assistants. But there’s a tendency for them to undergo definition creep: from guides, aids, assistants to axioms, rules, laws. On the lecture platform, economists will often say things like “My model shows . . .” The striking thing about that is the idea that a model can show something. A model can imply, suggest, guide, hint, invite us to conclude; but it can’t in that strong sense “show.”
― John Lanchester, How to Speak Money: What the Money People Say-And What It Really Means

“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
― Mark Twain

“What does he look like?"
(...)
He said, "Like... the aurora, I suppose.”
― Shisi, Little Mushroom: Judgment Day