Ash Chapman

“He had learned a lot of the things sensible human beings are capable of learning, and he was a fairly clever man. One thing he had not learned, however, was to be satisfied with himself and his life. He was incapable of this; he was a dissatisfied human being. This was probably because in the depths of his heart he always knew (or thought he knew) that he wasn’t actually a human being at all, but a wolf of the steppes.”
― Hermann Hesse, Steppenwolf

“A normal work day at best contains eight hours of meetings, a few hours to respond to emails. It all blurs together. The only time to shut out the world is when I exercise, surf, take a shower or sit on the toilet. That’s when new solutions surface.”
― Erling Kagge, Silence: In the Age of Noise

“I didn’t think anything would come of this canvas,’ Crawford said. ‘Well, what the hell did you expect me to do?’ ‘The best you can, that’s all.’ Crawford rose to leave. ‘Busy work’s been a narcotic for me sometimes, especially after I quit the booze. For you too, I think.’ Graham was angry. Crawford was right, of course.”
― Thomas Harris, Red Dragon

“Dopamine is not programmed to release a feeling of fulfilment even if you’ve achieved what you sought and craved: so you are never satisfied. This means I continue to google, twenty minutes after I’ve found what I was initially searching for.”
― Erling Kagge, Silence: In the Age of Noise