John Lui

“Learn everything. Fill your mind with knowledge—it’s the only kind of power no one can take away from you.” Hansu never told him to study, but rather to learn, and it occurred to Noa that there was a marked difference. Learning was like playing, not labor.”
― Min Jin Lee, Pachinko

“Imagine what effect it would have on you if someone stood behind you all day telling you how useless you were when you were trying desperately to cope with a difficult experience. Now imagine how much worse it would be if the criticism and harsh judgment came from inside your own mind.”
― Mark Williams, The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness

“Your personal experiences with money make up maybe 0.00000001% of what’s happened in the world, but maybe 80% of how you think the world works. So equally smart people can disagree about how and why recessions happen, how you should invest your money, what you should prioritize, how much risk you should take, and so on.”
― Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money

“DEPRESSION HURTS. IT 'S THE "BLACK DOG" OF THE night that robs you of joy, the unquiet mind that keeps you awake. It's a noonday demon that only you can see, the darkness visible only to you.”
― J. Mark G. Williams, The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness [Abridged, Audiobook]