Chris Craddock

“Trump’s election obviously had a very personal meaning for me. I feel unsettled everyday by his words, his behavior, and his corrosive impact on democracy and the rule of law. Trump has had an impact as well on our collective psyche and our nervous systems; supporters and opponents alike. He has modeled, normalized, and appealed to our most primitive instincts: greed, anger, deceit, hatred, defensiveness, blame, and denial. Rather than evolving in office, Trump has devolved, dragging us backward with him. Among the majority of Americans who oppose him, he fuels fear and anxiety, outrage, and despair. Among his supporters, he sanctions rage and hatred. The fight or flight emotions he arouses in supporters and critics alike serve none of us well.”
― Tony Schwartz, Dealing with The Devil, My Mother, Trump and Me

“It would be a good thing to buy books if one could also buy the time to read them; but one usually confuses the purchase of books with the acquisition of their contents.”
― Andy Miller, The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books Saved My Life

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that receives it.”
― Edith Wharton

“In short, this was a period in which the phrase ‘you’re never alone with a good book’ started to sound less like a promise and more like a threat.”
― Andy Miller, The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books Saved My Life