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“language is a thing that lives in the minds of individual humans at individual points in time, a thing that can’t be fully encompassed in a static list of rules like a game of chess.”
― Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
― Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
“A good sentence, I find myself saying frequently, is one that the reader can follow from beginning to end, no matter how long it is, without having to double back in confusion because the writer misused or omitted a key piece of punctuation, chose a vague or misleading pronoun, or in some other way engaged in inadvertent misdirection.”
― Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
― Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
“I wonder if anyone really identifies as the adult they've morphed into.”
― Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
― Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
“We get smarter and more creative as we age, research shows. Our brain's anatomy, neural networks, and cognitive abilities can actually improve with age and increased life experiences. Contrary to the mythology of Silicon Valley, older employees may be even more productive, innovative, and collaborative than younger ones... Most people, in fact, have multiple cognitive peaks throughout their lives.”
― Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement
― Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement
“It was true: I was starting to hate girls. Not that I was into the machismo of being a “manly-man.” It was just that, for boys, there seemed to be more options available: there were more ways to be a boy and still be accepted, whereas the popular girls all appeared to be cut from the same cloth. Or they were clones or something.”
― Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir
― Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir
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