Crookedtalks

“It appears that we've given up on the long-range view. That we've decided not to think about consequences—about cause and effect. Maybe that's why I feel that I live in exile. I used to live in a country that had a future.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, No Time To Spare: Thinking About What Matters

“First Thoughts are the everyday thoughts. Everyone has those. Second Thoughts are the thoughts you think about the way you think. People who enjoy thinking have those. Third Thoughts are thoughts that watch the world and think all by themselves. They’re rare, and often troublesome. Listening to them is part of witchcraft.”
― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky

“When you are convinced that everything that happens is the will of God, what is there to do but wait until God has mercy?”
― Maaza Mengiste, Beneath the Lion's Gaze

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa