Amanda Jones

“Doubt now riots against certainty—”
― Jessie Burton, The Miniaturist

“Hard grind got us the glory, the saying goes—but sloth will slide us back into the sea. And these days, the rising waters feel so near.”
― Jessie Burton, The Miniaturist

“I have often heard the advice, “When you’re feeling bad, go out into the night and look at the stars.” Why it is so healing is a mystery, but it has something to do with remembering my actual position in it all. At a deeper level, knowing that we are made of the same elements grounds me; sensing that the same process forms us from those elements moves me to my core.”
― Katherine Robertson-Pilling, The Wheel of Creativity: Taking Your Place in the Adventure of Life

“All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong … The only crime is pride. Sophocles”
― Nick Clegg, How To Stop Brexit