Jesse Mu

“Choices, numberless as grains of sand, had layered and compressed, coalescing into sediment, then into rock, until all was set in stone.”
― Tara Westover, Educated

“When his grandchildren had been little, they had asked if they could hide inside the clock. Now he wanted to gather them and open himself up and hide them among his ribs and faintly ticking heart.”
― Paul Harding, Tinkers

“Past and future are the same, and we cannot change either, only know them more fully.”
― Ted Chiang, The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate

“Who we are cannot be separated from where we're from.”
― Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers: The Story of Success