Hendrik

“Parents were always gods and heroes in the eyes of their children until they were revealed to be ordinary people with mortal failings, and children’s paths were defined in that moment when they vowed to correct the errors committed by their forbearers.”
― Ken Liu, Speaking Bones

“A thousand-thousand decisions by a thousand-thousand men and women make up the links of causation, not only yours. I say this not to excuse you or to lighten the load of responsibility on your shoulders, but to affirm that to live a life true to one's nature, and to accept the consequences, seems to me all that can be demanded of us.”
― Ken Liu, Speaking Bones

“The word “inspiration” usually means “something that mentally stimulates you.” But “inspiration” also means to breathe in. The meanings poetically combine when you think of yourself breathing in thoughts, filling your body with ideas. But don’t forget to breathe out.”
― Derek Sivers, Hell Yeah or No: What's Worth Doing

“The giants must live their lives amongst these rigid, unvarying right angles, entombed between these massive, solid walls. Nothing makes any attempt to mimic nature. Instead, everything is held in the iron hand of that dominating alien aesthetic.”
― Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Time