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“History has shown charm to be the final ambition of the leisure class.”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

“Children with multiple ACEs are more likely to struggle with anxiety and depression, to suffer from heart disease and obesity, and to contract certain types of cancers. They’re also more likely to underperform in school and suffer from relationship instability as adults. Even excessive shouting can damage a kid’s sense of security and contribute to mental health and behavioral issues down the road.”
― J.D. Vance, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

“My primary aim is to tell a true story about what that problem feels like when you were born with it hanging around your neck.”
― J.D. Vance, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

“All poetry is a call to action.”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow