Hamed

“We had a joke, Langley and I: Someone dying asks if there is life after death. Yes, comes the answer, only not yours.”
― E.L. Doctorow, Homer & Langley

“There are many systems of interaction between brain, body and social world that can get caught in positive feedback loops. Depressed people, for example, can start feeling useless and burdensome, as well as grief-stricken and pained. This makes them withdraw from contact with friends and family. Then the withdrawal makes them more lonesome and isolated, and more likely to feel useless and burdensome. Then they withdraw more. In this manner, depression spirals and amplifies”
― Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

“Sabeth listened when I told her about my experiences, but as one listens to an old man; without interrupting, politely, without believing, without getting excited.”
― Max Frisch

“Unless you are genuinely interested in working with someone, don't. It doesn't matter how big an expert they are, or how much grant money the project would bring in. Stay away from things that do not interest you.”
― Ian Stewart, Letters to a Young Mathematician