Daniel Flanagan

“Ironically, the Italians, the inventors of Roman numerals, took a great leap forward in business and mathematics when they became the first in Christian Europe to abandon the Roman system and use Hindu/Arabic numbers.”
― Mark Kurlansky, Paper: Paging Through History

“Only the disciplined ones in life are free. If you are undisciplined, you are a slave to your moods and your passions.”
― Eliud Kipchoge

“Your reading should be fun. We only call them literary works. Really, though, it's all a form of play. So play, Dear Reader, play. And fare thee well.”
― Thomas C. Foster, How to Read Literature Like a Professor

“The American Wasps form very fine paper, like ours; they extract the fiber of common wood of the countries where they live. They teach us that paper can be made from the fiber of plants without the use of rags and linen.”
― Mark Kurlansky, Paper: Paging Through History