“High school taught me a valuable lesson about glasses: Don't wear them. Contacts have always seemed like too much work, so instead I just squint, figuring that if something is more than ten feet away, I'll just deal with it when I get there.”
― When You Are Engulfed in Flames
― When You Are Engulfed in Flames
“Don’t just teach your children to read…
Teach them to question what they read.
Teach them to question everything.”
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Teach them to question what they read.
Teach them to question everything.”
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“I've become like one of those people I hate, the sort who go to the museum and, instead of looking at the magnificent Brueghel, take a picture of it, reducing it from art to proof. It's not "Look what Brueghel did, painted this masterpiece" but "Look what I did, went to Rotterdam and stood in front of a Brueghel painting!”
― Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls: Essays, Etc.
― Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls: Essays, Etc.
“At the end of a miserable day, instead of grieving my virtual nothing, I can always look at my loaded wastepaper basket and tell myself that if I failed, at least I took a few trees down with me.”
― Me Talk Pretty One Day
― Me Talk Pretty One Day
“Hugh consoled me, saying, "Don't let it get to you. There are plenty of things you're good at."
When asked for some examples, he listed vacuuming and naming stuffed animals. He says he can probably come up with a few more, but he'll need some time to think.”
― Me Talk Pretty One Day
When asked for some examples, he listed vacuuming and naming stuffed animals. He says he can probably come up with a few more, but he'll need some time to think.”
― Me Talk Pretty One Day
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