

“Who we are cannot be separated from where we're from.”
― Outliers: The Story of Success
― Outliers: The Story of Success

“There were two brothers, Truth and Lie. One day they get to playing, throwing cutlasses up into the air. Them cutlasses come down and fast as can be-swish!-chop each of their faces clean off! Truth bed down, searching for his face. But with no eyes, he can't see. Lie, he sneaky. He snatch up Truth's face and run off! Zip! Now Lie go around wearing Truth's face, fooling everybody he meet.”
― Ring Shout
― Ring Shout

“Note to self: Never leave home without glitter.”
― The Friday Society
― The Friday Society

“It is those who are successful, in other words, who are most likely to be given the kinds of special opportunities that lead to further success. It’s the rich who get the biggest tax breaks. It’s the best students who get the best teaching and most attention. And it’s the biggest nine- and ten-year-olds who get the most coaching and practice. Success is the result of what sociologists like to call “accumulative advantage.”
― Outliers: The Story of Success
― Outliers: The Story of Success

“But I was a pure romantic, and only operating with half my burners turned on.”
― My Life in France
― My Life in France

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