Glenn Barres

“As One, we knew truth,” Ym said, “but as many, we need ignorance. We exist in variety to experience all kinds of thought.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Stormlight Archive, Books 1-3: The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, Oathbringer

“None of these things are foretold to me; but either to my paltry body, or property, or reputation, or children, or wife. But to me all omens are lucky, if I will. For whichever of these things happens, it is in my control to derive advantage from it.”
― Epictetus, The Art of Living: The Classic Manual on Virtue, Happiness & Effectiveness

“the whip of the arm is caused by turning the body away from the arm until the range of movement in the shoulder joint is completely used. Then, the arm must turn with the body. Executed quickly, this causes the arm to whip forward as if released from a bow.”
― Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do

“She had a job to do. The fact that she didn’t understand it didn’t stop her from acknowledging that she had to try to accomplish it.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn Trilogy