“- Why me?
- That is a very Earthling question to ask, Mr. Pilgrim. Why you? Why us for that matter? Why anything? Because this moment simply is. Have you ever seen bugs trapped in amber?
- Yes.
- Well, here we are, Mr. Pilgrim, trapped in the amber of this moment. There is no why.”
― Slaughterhouse-Five
- That is a very Earthling question to ask, Mr. Pilgrim. Why you? Why us for that matter? Why anything? Because this moment simply is. Have you ever seen bugs trapped in amber?
- Yes.
- Well, here we are, Mr. Pilgrim, trapped in the amber of this moment. There is no why.”
― Slaughterhouse-Five
“It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.”
― Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
― Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
“Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.”
―
―
“We are all refugees from our childhoods. And so we turn, among other things, to stories. To write a story, to read a story, is to be a refugee from the state of refugees. Writers and readers seek a solution to the problem that time passes, that those who have gone are gone and those who will go, which is to say every one of us, will go. For there was a moment when anything was possible. And there will be a moment when nothing is possible. But in between we can create.”
― How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
― How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
Neel’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Neel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Biography, Business, Classics, Crime, Fiction, History, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, Sports, and Thriller
Polls voted on by Neel
Lists liked by Neel























