Rachel Robbins

“We were absurdly out of place here, like a seahorse in the desert, or a flower on the moon. A dread began to form in my mind, an unformed thought that I was not yet able to verbalize: Life is an anomaly here, and the mountains will tolerate that anomaly for only so long.”
― Nando Parrado, Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home

“I want to help you make the best decisions, including how to avoid common pitfalls. And it may come as a surprise that some of those pitfalls may include seeking to lose weight in the first place. Not everyone should strive to lose weight, and I want you to consider why you feel the need to do so before you start on that journey;”
― Ben Carpenter, Everything Fat Loss: The Definitive No Bullsh*t Guide

“Pierre lives not far from us and the crows are stealing the vegetables from his own garden at home so he has offered in all seriousness to bring a gun and shoot them for me. I am all for the plan but am worried by his enthusiasm. Also Ella would probably call the police. Until Ned speaks to Jonathan again, I am making do by changing the hats on the scarecrows every few days. It seems for now to be tricking them.”
― Teresa Driscoll, The Promise

“a surprisingly effective antidote to anxiety can be to simply realize that this demand for reassurance from the future is one that will definitely never be satisfied—no matter how much you plan or fret,”
― Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals