Jocelyn

“What is that over there?", asked the boy.
"It's the wild", said the mole; "Don't fear it"

"Imagine how we'd be, if we were less afraid...??”
― Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse / The Art of Happiness

“The most powerful determinant of who you are is inside you," he said. "Professor Steinberg says this is Pygmalion. Think of the story, Tara."
He paused, his eyes fierce, his voice piercing. "She was just a cockney in a nice dress. Until she believed in herself. Then it didn't matter what dress she wore".”
― Tara Westover

“One can best describe the culture of consumerism as the unbridled consumption of commodities for the satisfaction of psychological needs that cannot be satisfied through the practice of consumption”
― Jacob M. Held, Dr. Seuss and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!