Rachel

“Except for the people who were there that one day they discovered the polio vaccine, being part of history is rarely a good idea. History is one war after another with a bunch of murders and natural disasters in between.”
― Sarah Vowell, Assassination Vacation

“People generally overestimate how distinct their lives are, so the commonalities seemed to them like a series of miracles.”
― David Brooks, The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement

“For me, books have always been a way to feel less alone while being alone.”
― Jonathan Ames, interview on AV Club.com

“The art of not reading is a very important one. It consists in not taking an interest in whatever may be engaging the attention of the general public at any particular time. When some political or ecclesiastical pamphlet, or novel, or poem is making a great commotion, you should remember that he who writes for fools always finds a large public. A precondition for reading good books is not reading bad ones: for life is short.”
― Arthur Schopenhauer, Essays and Aphorisms