Tanzim Tahmim

“Solitude seems to oppress me. And so does the company of other people.”
― Eugène Ionesco, Rhinoceros and Other Plays

“I worry that there are people who are put in positions of authority because they're good talkers, but they don't have good ideas. It's so easy to confuse schmoozing ability with talent. Someone seems like a good presenter, easy to get along with, and those traits are rewarded. Well, why is that? They're valuable traits, but we put too much of a premium on presenting and not enough on substance and critical thinking.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“As if, for one powerful, engulfing moment, they were the same person, giving and receiving, as the stars faded into the predawn sky.”
― Neil Gaiman, Stardust

“This very heart which is mine will forever remain indefinable to me. Between the certainty I have of my existence and the content I try to give to that assurance, the gap will never be filled. Forever I shall be a stranger to myself.”
― Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays