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“Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young.” Tony”
― Kevin Lacz, The Last Punisher: A SEAL Team THREE Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi

“For is there any practice less selfish, any labor less alienated, any time less wasted, than preparing something delicious and nourishing for people you love? So”
― Michael Pollan, Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation

“Nothing in my experience led me to believe this novel form of consciousness originated outside me; it seems just as plausible, and surely more parsimonious, to assume it was a product of my brain, just like the ego it supplanted. Yet this by itself strikes me as a remarkable gift: that we can let go of so much—the desires, fears, and defenses of a lifetime!—without suffering complete annihilation.”
― Michael Pollan, How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence

“we need, and now more than ever, to learn how to use nature without damaging it.”
― Michael Pollan, Second Nature: A Gardener's Education