Stacey

“The best modules are those that provide powerful functionality yet have simple interfaces. I use the term deep to describe such modules.”
― John Ousterhout, A Philosophy of Software Design

“The hard things in life, the things you really learn from, happen with a clear mind.”
― Caroline Knapp, Drinking: A Love Story

“For the Stoics, then, our judgments about the world are all that we can control, but also all that we need to control in order to be happy; tranquility results from replacing our irrational judgments with rational ones”
― Oliver Burkeman, The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking

“Reassurance can actually exacerbate anxiety: when you reassure your friend that the worst-case scenario he fears probably won't occur, you inadvertently reinforce his belief that it would be catastrophic if it did. You are tightening the coil of his anxiety, not loosening it. All to often, the Stoics point out, things will not turn out for the best.”
― Oliver Burkeman, The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking