". . . she read with undifferentiated glee . . ."

-- Sebastian Faulks

“Wisdom is not just knowing fundamental truths, if these are unconnected with the guidance of life or with a perspective on its meaning. If the deep truths physicists describe about the origin and functioning of the universe have little practical import and do not change our picture of the meaning of the universe and our place within it, then knowing them would not count as wisdom.”
“The improvisational ability to lead adaptively relies on responding to the present situation rather than importing the past into the present and laying it on the current situation like an imperfect template.”
“Never to lie is to have no lock on your door, you are never wholly alone.”
“There is no such thing as reconstituted lemon juice, only reconstituted taste buds.”
“We are all made from star dust and we will all return to star dust, like a cosmic palindrome.”

Source : A. S. King (2014). “Glory O'Brien's History of the Future”, p.80, Hachette UK
“If you want to know everything about the market, go to the beach. Push and pull your hands with the waves. Some are bigger waves, some are smaller. But if you try to push the wave out when it's coming in, it'll never happen. The market is always right.”

Source : "Trading 102: Getting Down to Business". Book by Sunny J Harris, 1998.
“There's not a lot of room anymore for what I call 'made-up' drama. The drama comes from real places now - marriage takes work and focus, the kid stuff takes patience and commitment. And if you don't grow as people and as a couple, within all of that, then you've got some real drama.”
“But I suppose the most revolutionary act one can engage in is... to tell the truth.”

Source : Howard Zinn (1999). “Marx in Soho: A Play on History”, p.4, South End Press

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