Alekhya Hanumanthu
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Great books are great in part because of what they ask of their readers: they are not readily encountered, easily assessed.
“For the first two or so years following the release of the iPad, it was common to see press reports and viral YouTube videos of infants and young children who would pick up an “analogue” magazine or book and try to “swipe” its nonexistent touchscreen. Today, those one-year-olds are eleven to twelve. A four-year-old in 2011 is now well on her way to adulthood.”
― The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything
― The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything
“Isaac Bashevis Singer, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature, wrote across many genres, including children’s books. In an essay called “Why I Write for Children,” he explained the appeal. “Children read books, not reviews,” he wrote. “They don’t give a hoot about the critics.” And: “When a book is boring, they yawn openly, without any shame or fear of authority.” Best of all—and to the relief of authors everywhere—children “don’t expect their beloved writer to redeem humanity.”
― Think Like a Freak
― Think Like a Freak
“I tell myself that a quick stroll around the block is enough exercise, and I believe it. I tell myself that the mound of peanut butter on my sandwich is just a couple teaspoons, and I believe it. I tell myself that a cheat day is just a onetime thing, and I believe it. The worst lie I tell myself, and the most powerful one, is about tomorrow. Tomorrow is the golden day. That’s the day when I’ll quit overeating and start working out and set the course for a new version of myself.”
― The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America
― The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America
“We tend to seek easy, single-factor explanations of success. For most important things, though, success actually requires avoiding many separate possible causes of failure.”
― Guns, Germs and Steel
― Guns, Germs and Steel
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