Jennifer

“One summer morning at sunrise a long time ago
I met a little girl with a book under her arm.
I asked her why she was out so early and
she answered that there were too many books and
far too little time. And there she was absolutely right.”
― Tove Jansson

“[In any] machine, the failure of one part to cooperate properly with the other part disorganizes the whole and renders it inoperative for the purpose intended. —THOMAS EDISON R”
― Graham Moore, The Last Days of Night

“And opportunities are like stories in books,” I retorted. “All we need do is pick one.”
― C.W. Gortner, Mademoiselle Chanel

“in Arabic it is called Shhm—best translated as nonsmall. If you take risks and face your fate with dignity, there is nothing you can do that makes you small; if you don’t take risks, there is nothing you can do that makes you grand, nothing.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder