Luka

“If you are going to buy, a prudent rule of thumb is not to carry a mortgage greater than two years' income.”
― John Robbins, The New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever in an Age of Less

“The ancient Greeks told of a philosopher eating bread and lentils for dinner. He was approached by another man, who lived sumptuously by flattering the king. Said the flatterer, "If you would learn to be subservient to the king, you would not have to live on lentils." The philosopher replied, "If you would learn to live on lentils, you would not have to give up your independence in order to be docile and acquiescent to the king.”
― John Robbins, The New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever in an Age of Less

“In the never-ending battle between order and chaos, clutter sides with chaos every time. Anything that you possess that does not add to your life or your happiness eventually becomes a burden.”
― John Robbins, The New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever in an Age of Less

“it is a fluxing, flummoxing, vortex of voraciousness..”
― Luka Star