Maggie

“We rode home, the streetlights here and there above us. That day was a purple day-- neither good or bad, but something we passed through.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“Independence of the media, freedom of the press, freedom of expression and the right of access to information are vital if the media are to be able to perform their watchdog function in a democratic society governed by the rule of law.”
― Oscar Auliq-Ice

“people learning about climate change for the first time might understandably believe, upon listening to Lunnon and Thunberg, that climate change is the result of deliberate, malevolent actions. In reality, it is the opposite. Emissions are a by-product of energy consumption, which has been necessary for people to lift themselves, their families, and their societies out of poverty, and achieve human dignity. Given that’s what climate activists have been taught to believe, it’s understandable that so many of them would be so angry.”
― Michael Shellenberger, Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All

“It’s always such a joke, these boys with their beards. A male should wait until he has at least done something before growing one.”
― A.D. Aliwat, In Limbo