"Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere."

“We deny the severity of our loved one's problem not because we are naive, but because we can't know.”

Source : David Sheff (2009). “Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction”, p.15, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

“Raising funds for my fourth expedition proved to be very difficult.”

“In six pages, I can't even say "Hello.”

“It's very encouraging to see the structural changes that the RNC has made this past year in engaging communities on the ground. Recognizing that the way to reach voters is to go into their communities instead of reaching out from an office in Washington DC is essential for victory in elections today.”

“We can, after all, learn much from lessons we did not sign up for.”

Source : Alexander Jablokov (1994). “The Breath of Suspension”, Arkham House Pub

“Instant enlightenment. A quintessential modernism, culture and religion accommodated to the age of fast food and bumper stickers. But psyche and spirit are not so exempt from the natural domain that they can simply produce self-change instantaneously, on demand. Wisdom precipitates through a notoriously slow apparatus of retorts and flasks, and it has to find receptive ground only in a properly seasoned mind.”

“Printing currency for foreigners to buy is the best racket a government can get into.”

“Players enjoy complexity – especially the power that comes with powerful tools. What they do not like is “uninteresting decisions,” or games that leave them confused or with too many “easy” decisions – decisions where there is no learning to be had.”