Barrie Simpson

“Venice by Jan Morris (1960) and A Brief History of Venice by Elizabeth Horodowich”
― Tracy Chevalier, The Glassmaker

“The Engagement,”
― Malcolm Gladwell, Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering

“belonging is an irreducible human need from the moment we’re born until the day we die. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong. When those needs are not met, we don’t function as we were meant to. We break. We fall apart. We numb. We ache. We hurt others. We get sick. There are certainly other causes of illness, numbing, and hurt, but the absence of love and belonging will always lead to suffering. It took me three years to whittle these definitions and concepts from a decade of interviews. Let’s take a look. L”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

“Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche”
― Pema Chödrön, The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times