Ben

“A Warrior of Light values a child's eyes because they are able to look at the world without bitterness. When he wants to find out if the person beside him is worthy of his trust, he tries to see him as a child would”
― Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light

“the infallible judgment of reality, where one’s failures or shortcomings cannot be interpreted away.”
― Matthew B. Crawford, Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work

“Write in the morning, revise in the afternoon, read at night, and spend the rest of your time exercising your diplomacy, stealth, and charm.”
― Roberto Bolaño, The Savage Detectives

“Greatest among us are those who can deploy “my friend” to total strangers in a way that is not hollow, but somehow real and deeply felt; those who can make you, within seconds of first contact, believe it.”
― Robin Sloan, Sourdough