Thomas

“The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness. Although the two are identical twins, man, as a rule, views the prenatal abyss with more calm than the one he is heading for.”
― Vladimir Nabokov, Speak, Memory

“We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.”
― Confucius

“I guess basically one wants to feel that one’s life has amounted to more than just consuming products and generating garbage. I think that one likes to look back and say that one’s done the best one can to make this a better place for others. You can look at it from this point of view: What greater motivation can there be than doing whatever one possibly can to reduce pain and suffering?”
― Peter Singer, The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty

“Nothing . . . is ever so expensive as what is offered for free.”
― Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer