Hany Michael

“Life never really goes the way you want or expect. Usually, even getting exactly what you want turns out not to have been what you really wanted. So, my son, if you ever find a sliver of happiness and peace, just be thankful and live. Don’t reach for more, because a sliver is more than most people ever find.”
― Blake Crouch, Upgrade

“You are not the only one with sorrows in this world. Don't hoard them like they are precious. There is always plenty of them to go around.”
― Matt Haig, How to Stop Time

“It’s denial. Selfishness. Magical thinking. We are not rational beings. We seek comfort rather than a clear-eyed stare into reality. We consume and preen and convince ourselves that if we keep our heads in the sand, the monsters will just go away. Simply put, we refuse to help ourselves as a species. We refuse to do what must be done. Every danger we face links ultimately back to this failing.”
― Blake Crouch, Upgrade

“I suspect that, if we all had perfect memory, we would all grieve the older versions of who we used to be the way we grieve departed friends.”
― Blake Crouch, Upgrade