Tom Morton

“The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance—it is the illusion of knowledge.”
― Polina Marinova Pompliano, Hidden Genius: The secret ways of thinking that power the world’s most successful people

“I’m learning that when marginalized communities face racism or classism, high standards for cleanliness can be a way for a family to reassert their own dignity in the face of dehumanizing stereotypes about being lazy, unintelligent, or dirty. Loving families might insist that their home sparkle or their children’s clothes be spotless, not out of a perceived superiority, but as a way of protecting against discrimination.”
― K.C. Davis, How to Keep House While Drowning

“It is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest . . . the species that survives is the one that is able best to adapt.”
― Adam M. Grant, Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

“For a short moment, Lucas thinks that this strange feeling he is experiencing is a fever. Maybe he’s coming down with a cold? But then he realizes it’s something much, much worse. It’s empathy.”
― Fredrik Backman, The Answer Is No