Arun Verma

“The thing he hadn’t realized about success was that success made people boring. Failure also made people boring, but in a different way: failing people were constantly striving for one thing—success. But successful people were also only striving to maintain their success. It was the difference between running and running in place, and although running was boring no matter what, at least the person running was moving, through different scenery and past different vistas. And”
― Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life

“Being a novice is safe. When you are learning how to do something, you do not have to worry about whether or not you are good at it. But when you have done something, have learned how to do it, you are not safe any more. Being an expert opens you up to judgement.”
― Helen Macdonald, H is for Hawk

“Please allow me a second chance at a first impression”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

“Sometimes, life is like that. One moment. One person. One conversation. And your life is forever enriched.”
― Michael Dillon, Changing Cadence: Meditations on Life, Family and Country from a Leather Bicycle Seat