“The reality is: Staten Island is like 90 percent of the country—it’s slow to change, but most of the people are fundamentally good people. They’re just set in their ways. After all, it’s an island. It has its own evolution.”
― A Very Punchable Face
― A Very Punchable Face
“I now hate the phrase ‘That will work.’ It’s such a mediocre goal to set for yourself.”
― A Very Punchable Face
― A Very Punchable Face
“Average, of course, is so much better than below average. But when you meet people who are extraordinary, average feels humiliating. I wish it didn’t, but it does.”
― A Very Punchable Face
― A Very Punchable Face
“To this day I’m always more productive while traveling because I know the journey itself is getting me somewhere, and that frees my mind to be more creative. There’s a reason it took an American to invent the rocking chair—because even when we’re sitting still, we like to feel like we’re in motion.”
― A Very Punchable Face
― A Very Punchable Face
“That’s two lessons I learned very quickly: (1) You don’t need to do anything in life—if it feels wrong or unnatural, it probably is. And (2) I had no one but myself to blame for not trusting my own instincts and pushing back when I felt something was wrong.”
― A Very Punchable Face
― A Very Punchable Face
Jennifer’s 2025 Year in Books
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