Ashita

“This may seem trivial, but one of my lessons—personal and macro—from the 2008 financial crisis is that while the absolute level of risk is always significant, the rate at which risk is accumulated is a better predictor of systemic risk.”
― Alok Sama, The Money Trap: Lost Illusions Inside the Tech Bubble

“We may stand, if only on one leg, or at least be left still upon our knees.”
― J. R. R. Tollkien, The Return of the King

“When looking for a life partner, my advice to women is date all of them: the bad boys, the cool boys, the commitment-phobic boys, the crazy boys. But do not marry them. The things that make the bad boys sexy do not make them good husbands. When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner. Someone who thinks women should be smart, opinionated and ambitious. Someone who values fairness and expects or, even better, wants to do his share in the home. These men exist and, trust me, over time, nothing is sexier.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe