William Hampton

“No tree tries to become a certain kind of tree. No flower tries to become a certain kind of flower. The tree and the flower open up to the sun and soak up water. Thus, they grow into themselves. No judgment. No expectations. No commentary. Your task is the same. If you can stop trying so hard to become who you think you should be, and instead commit to understanding and nourishing yourself, you will bloom into whatever kind of person you are.”
― Vironika Tugaleva, The Art of Talking to Yourself

“The “north” end of a magnet is the one that points toward the Earth’s north pole, which means the Earth’s north magnetic pole is technically a south magnetic pole, and vice versa.”
― Randall Munroe, What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

“God's Final Message to His Creation:
'We apologize for the inconvenience.”
― Douglas Adams, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

“in human populations, 60 percent of humans who had any children at all ended up in the family tree permanently, and 73 percent of people who survived to adulthood had children.”
― Randall Munroe, What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions