“We need never be hopeless because we can never be irreperably broken.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
“We seek the safety of isolation even as it kills us.”
― A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
― A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
“It's important to remember that we all change each other's minds all the time. Any good story is a mind-altering substance.”
― A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
― A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
“Marveling at the perfection of that leaf, I was reminded that aesthetic beauty is as much about how and whether you look as what you see. From the quark to the supernova, the wonders do not cease. It is our attentiveness that is in short supply, our ability and willingness to do the work that awe requires.”
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
“For days now, my brain has refused to allow me to finish a thought, constantly interrupting with worries. Even my worries get interrupted--by new worries, or facets of old worries I had not adequately considered. My thoughts are a river overflowing its banks, churning and muddy and ceaseless. I wish I wasn't so scared all the time--scared of the virus, yes, but there is also some deeper fear: the terror of time passing, and me with it.”
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
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