It’s your very existence that threatens certain members of our society, because you are not only a good person; you have the capacity within yourself to help change this world for the better.
“Heroism is the salt that keeps humanity from rotting.”
― Four Minute Essays
― Four Minute Essays
“A better standard would be intention. If someone says something that offends us - but their intentions was humor - than we should respond far differently to that than we would if the person intended to be cruel.”
― You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We’re All in This Together
― You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We’re All in This Together
“The Bottom Line: When you say that words are violence, you inherently are saying that violence is an acceptable response to words, because violence is universally considered an acceptable response to violence.”
― You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We’re All in This Together
― You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We’re All in This Together
“Descending into the abyss of death is how we become men, radiating the heroic life.”
― Heroic: The Surprising Path to True Manhood
― Heroic: The Surprising Path to True Manhood
“There is no pattern except that God initiates the quest. And that quest can change as the years go by.”
― Heroic: The Surprising Path to True Manhood
― Heroic: The Surprising Path to True Manhood
Matt’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Matt’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Biography, Book Club, Business, Classics, Cookbooks, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Science, Science fiction, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, Sports, Thriller, Travel, and Young-adult
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