“don't ask me a lot of questions if you don't like the answers”
― The Sun Also Rises
― The Sun Also Rises
“You paid some way for everything that was any good. I paid my way into enough things that I liked, so that I had a good time. Either you paid by learning about them, or by experience, or by taking chances, or by money. Enjoying living was learning to get your money’s worth. The world was a good place to buy in. It seemed like a fine philosophy. In five years, I though, it will seem just as silly as all the other fine philosophies I’ve had.”
― The Sun Also Rises
― The Sun Also Rises
“Life won’t stop for your pauses and procrastinations. It won’t stop for your confusion or fear. It will continue right along without you. Whether you play an active part or not, the show will go on.”
― Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life
― Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life
“Travel is never a matter of money but of courage”
― Aleph
― Aleph
“11 WAYS TO BE UNREMARKABLY AVERAGE 1. Accept what people tell you at face value. 2. Don’t question authority. 3. Go to college because you’re supposed to, not because you want to learn something. 4. Go overseas once or twice in your life, to somewhere safe like England. 5. Don’t try to learn another language; everyone else will eventually learn English. 6. Think about starting your own business, but never do it. 7. Think about writing a book, but never do it. 8. Get the largest mortgage you qualify for and spend 30 years paying for it. 9. Sit at a desk 40 hours a week for an average of 10 hours of productive work. 10. Don’t stand out or draw attention to yourself. 11. Jump through hoops. Check off boxes.”
― The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World
― The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World
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