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But imagining what might happen if one’s circumstances were different was the only sure route to madness.
“When you see only problems, you’re not seeing clearly.”
― Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
― Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
“Without pandering to your presumed desire to identify with the hero of a story, they made you feel that what mattered to the writer had consequence for you, too.”
― Old School
― Old School
“The cowards never started and the weak died along the way. That leaves us, ladies and gentlemen. Us.”
― Shoe Dog
― Shoe Dog
“Yes, of course duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.”
― The Martian
― The Martian
“So what I'm trying to say is you should text me back.
Because there's a precedent. Because there's an urgency.
Because there's a bedtime.
Because when the world ends I might not have my phone charged and
If you don't respond soon,
I won't know if you'd wanna leave your shadow next to mine.”
― The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
Because there's a precedent. Because there's an urgency.
Because there's a bedtime.
Because when the world ends I might not have my phone charged and
If you don't respond soon,
I won't know if you'd wanna leave your shadow next to mine.”
― The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
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