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“What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself.”
― Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium: Latin Text
― Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium: Latin Text
“Unbelief is the friction that keeps persuasion in check,” Dutton says. “Without it, there’d be no limits.” Giving your counterpart the illusion of control by asking calibrated questions—by asking for help—is one of the most powerful tools for suspending unbelief.”
― Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
― Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
“Always remember that it is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood: there will always be some who misunderstand you.”
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“I am not a person of opinions because I feel the counter arguments too strongly.”
― The Journals of Mary Shelley
― The Journals of Mary Shelley
“If prose is a house, poetry is a man on fire running quite fast through it".”
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Lise’s 2025 Year in Books
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