Spuddie

“But things are always going to be better, or were better long ago. No politician ever got anywhere by telling people things are just right as they are.”
― Joe Abercrombie, A Little Hatred

“Mr. Scoresby...told me there were truthtellers, and they needed to know what the truth was, so as to tell it. And there were liars, and they needed to know what the truth was, so they could change it or avoid it. And there were bullshitters, who didn't care about the truth at all. They weren't interested. What they spoke wasn't the truth and it wasn't lies; it was bullshit. All they were interested in was their own performance.”
― Philip Pullman, The Secret Commonwealth

“The most powerful way to change brain chemistry is with food, because that's where brain chemicals come from in the first place.”
― Georgia Ede MD, Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind: A Powerful Plan to Improve Mood, Overcome Anxiety, and Protect Memory for a Lifetime of Optimal Mental Health

“Your trouble is, you've got yourself an idea about how life should be, but it's just not how life IS.”
― Joe Abercrombie, A Little Hatred