Deborah

“...what matters in life is not whether we receive a round of applause; what matters is whether we have the courage to venture forth despite the uncertainty of acclaim.”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

“The universe is all mathematics and probabilities.”
― Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

“—I probably shouldn’t tell you this, I said.
—Kay-Kay, those are my six favorite words in the English language.”
― Amor Towles, Rules of Civility

“Most of us prefer to believe we are the active subjects of our victories but only the passive objects of our defeats. We triumph, but it is not really we who fail - we are ruined by forces beyond our control.”
― Hernan Diaz, Trust