"It's a rare memoir that can tell a story that seems brand new, but Nina Here Nor There does it. This one-of-a-kind narrator undertakes a quest that is unmistakably timely. But in its yearning for awareness and connection, this book feels timeless."

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K. M. Soehnlein

#Book Quotes #Quests Quotes #Narrators Quotes

“History is the memory of things said and done.”

Source : Carl L. Becker (1960). “Freedom and Responsibility in the American Way of Life”
“To love or have loved, that is enough. Ask nothing further. There is no other pearl to be found in the dark folds of life.”
“If I didnâ€™t already own this, how much would I spend to buy it?”
“I lived in New York for a couple months. It seemed to me at first an incredibly clean place with well-dressed people and washed cars and bright-painted red-and-yellow streetcars and white buildings.”
“I have a certain curiosity for life that drives me and propels me forward.”
“The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized.”
“Torbjorn (Hansen, Magnus Carlsen's first teacher) himself went from 2104 to 2204 in rating during the year he trained with Magnus. This reflects the experience I have had. One learns nearly as much from teaching others.”
“And it's much the same thing with knowledge, for whenever you learn something new, the whole world becomes that much richer.”

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