Terrence

“Those who are successful at creating social epidemics do not just do what they think is right. They deliberately test their intuitions.”
― Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

“One thing that became very clear during my own war service is that those who are actively taking part in war-like activities very seldom hate their former enemies. The reverse is the case with a great respect developing among the veterans, even if they happened to be on opposing sides.”
― Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

“Jake Wexler, standing or sitting when not lying down”
― Ellen Raskin, The Westing Game

“The feeling of that moment defined earthly rapture for James Ed. Before his state of mind could enjoy a full minute of the ultimate feeling, the six-year-old memory intervened. “Goddamn that memory!” he thought.”
― Shafter Bailey, James Ed Hoskins and the One-Room Schoolhouse: The Unprosecuted Crime Against Children