I’ve met a few incorruptible men. They tend to die horrible deaths.
– from Night Watch book by Terry Pratchett
No one should tell their mother …
No one should tell their mother more than one-third of anything they get up to.
– from The Rose Code book by Kate Quinn
In any human interaction, the required …
In any human interaction, the required amount of communication is inversely proportional to the level of trust.
– from The Hard Thing About Hard Things book by Ben Horowitz
I hate walking. It’s so boring …
I hate walking. It’s so boring, and purposeless. Give me a run any day, something that burns double the number of calories in half the time.
– from The Hunting Party book by Lucy Foley
Destiny is strong and swift. You …
Destiny is strong and swift. You can’t trick it so easily. Even if you hadn’t come seeking it today, in time it would have found you. But in your case, your own nature is going to speed its process.
– from The Palace of Illusions book by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
I love scandals about other people …
I love scandals about other people, but scandals about myself don’t interest me. They have not got the charm of novelty.
– from The Picture of Dorian Gray book by Oscar Wilde
Investing in yourself is the best …
Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make. It will not only improve your life, it will improve the lives of all those around you.
– from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari book by Robin Sharma
You see things vacationing on a …
You see things vacationing on a motorcycle in a way that is completely different from any other. In a car you’re always in a compartment, and because you’re used to it you don’t realize that through that car window everything you see is just more TV. You’re a passive observer and it is all moving by you boringly in a frame. On a cycle the frame is gone. You’re completely in contact with it all. You’re in the scene, not just watching it anymore, and the sense of presence is overwhelming.
– from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance book by Robert Pirsig
There are few things more beautiful …
There are few things more beautiful to an author’s eye, than a well-read copy of one of his books.
– from The Lincoln Highway book by Amor Towles
People who are sensitive to beauty …
People who are sensitive to beauty are good by nature, and if they’re not good, then they can’t appreciate beauty.
– from The Dark Forest book by Cixin Liu