Prakriti

“How his hatred seethed in search of a justifiable excuse.”
― Norman Mailer, The Fight

“Empathy isn’t just listening, it’s asking the questions whose answers need to be listened to. Empathy requires inquiry as much as imagination. Empathy requires knowing you know nothing. Empathy means acknowledging a horizon of context that extends perpetually beyond what you can see.”
― Leslie Jamison, The Empathy Exams

“The first time I saw Marcey Parker she was happily firing a submachine gun through a window.”
― Dan Baum, Gun Guys: A Road Trip

“The place looked more like a genteel horse farm than the roar-and-fume venues where they usually played. Vast, grassy ranges stretched in every direction, with neat, sun-shaded shooting platforms at the head of each. Men—and a few women—were stretched out on the platforms, aiming rifles downrange. Others stood laughing and talking, holding rifles in cases. But for the occasional snap of a gunshot, it was quiet enough to hear birds singing.”
― Dan Baum, Gun Guys: A Road Trip