“The idea that a person who has several degrees is intelligent is a highly misplaced idea; but we think like that. So, in school, we teach kids to learn as much as they can. Learning can be achieved by hard work. What about teaching kids how to think? We don’t do that yet. A degree is a certificate of skills; therefore, someone with degrees is a person skilled in those subjects, not a fucking thinker. And without the ability to think critically and creatively, people largely remain unimaginative skilled workers.”
― The Rudest Book Ever
― The Rudest Book Ever
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.”
― How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
― How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
“Here’s the thing about writing Happily Ever Afters: it helps if you believe in them. Here’s the thing about me: I did until the day of my father’s funeral.”
― Beach Read
― Beach Read
“A Chinese proverb puts it this way: “A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses.”
― How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
― How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
“You can’t sleep either?” my father whispered. In the darkness I had not noticed him lying on the other chaise longue. “I’ve been having some trouble lately,” I whispered guiltily. “Don’t worry, it will pass,” he said softly. “You’re still young. It’s still very early for you to be losing sleep over this kind of pain, so don’t fret. But when you get to my age, if you have some regrets in life, you’ll have to lie here counting the stars until dawn. Beware of doing things that you might regret later.”
― The Museum of Innocence
― The Museum of Innocence
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