The shadow escapes from the body like an animal we had been sheltering.
Francis Bacon: The Logic of SensationA world constructed from the familiar is the world in which there's nothing to learn.
The Filter Bubble: What the Internet is Hiding From YouThe algorithms that orchestrate our ads are starting to orchestrate our lives.
The Filter Bubble: What the Internet is Hiding From YouThe weak-minded choose to hate," she said. "It's the least painful thing to do, isn't it?
Gold Boy, Emerald GirlDo not fight the thing in detail: turn from it. Look ONLY at your Lord. Sing. Read. Work.
Gold by MoonlightWhen writers stop believing in their own stories, readers tend to sense it.
Good Prose: The Art of NonfictionTragedy cannot take place around a type. Suffering is the most individualizing thing on earth.
The Greek WayThe Greeks were realists. They saw the beauty of common things and were content with it.
The Greek WayAn ancient writer says of Homer that he touched nothing without somehow honoring and glorifying it.
The Greek WayWe can always find each other, we girls with secrets.
Hungry: A Young Model's Story of Appetite, Ambition, and the Ultimate Embrace of CurvesMany people think that happiness comes from having more power or more money.
Hector and the Search for Happiness