Nathan

“All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.”
― Aristotle

“There is one thing Margaret Thatcher said that I agree with: if you have to tell people you're important, you're not.”
― Nicola Griffith, The Blue Place

“Everyone loves a prodigy,” his mother said, herself also standing and clapping. “Prodigies get us off the hook for living ordinary lives. We can tell ourselves we’re not special because we weren’t born with it, which is a great excuse.”
― Nathan Hill, The Nix

“All love stories,” Maya’s father had told her many years ago, “end in tragedy.” Maya had shaken her head and said, “God, Dad, that’s grim.” “Yes, but think about it: You either fall out of love, or, if you’re really one of the lucky ones, you live long enough to watch your soul mate die.”
― Harlan Coben, Fool Me Once