#gh

[...]you don’t have to be Sun freakin Tzu to know that real fighting isn’t about killing or even hurting the other guy, it’s about scaring him enough to call it a day. ↗

— Max Brooks

#fight #sun-tzu #zombies

Whether in the intellectual pursuits of science or in the mystical pursuits of the spirit, the light beckons ahead, and the purpose surging in our nature responds. ↗

— Arthur Stanley Eddington

#nature #science #spirit #nature

Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a story. Make some light. ↗

— Kate DiCamillo

#darkness #light #stories #story #kate

Hey, why do pegasi gallop as they fly, anyway?" Blackjack whinnied. Why do humans swing their arms as they walk? I dunno, boss. It just feels right. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#percy-jackson #human-rights

In the old days, before I was married, or knew a lot of women, I would just pull down all the shades and go to bed for three or four days. I'd get up to shit. I'd eat a can of beans, go back to bed, just stay there for three or four days. Then I'd put on my clothes and I'd walk outside, and the sunlight was brilliant, and the sounds were great. I felt powerful, like a recharged battery. But you know the first bring-down? The first human face I saw on the sidewalk, I lost half my charge right there. ↗

— Charles Bukowski

#sleep #human-rights

I know what kind of man it takes to get involved with something as barbarous as human trafficking.” “I get it, Swopes. He’s not the kind of man you take home to meet your stepmom.” I rethought that. “Wait a minute. Maybe my stepmom would like to meet him. Do you think he ships to Istanbul? ↗

— Darynda Jones

#human-rights

Faith was praiseworthy, but should be seasoned with intelligence. ↗

— Dave Duncan

#faith

We think to dance, and dance in thought. But to hibernate in the mind, is to bring upon us an apocalypse of the Soul. ↗

— Ilyas Kassam

#mind #psychology #soul #thought #apocalypse

The person who fights monsters should make sure that in the process, he does not become a monster himself. Because when you stare down at an abyss, the abyss stares back at you. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#fight #identification #self-realization #uncertainly #self-realization

All stories are true,” Skarpi said. “But this one really happened, if that’s what you mean.” He took another slow drink, then smiled again, his bright eyes dancing. “More or less. You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way. Too much truth confuses the facts. Too much honesty makes you sound insincere. ↗

— Patrick Rothfuss

#kindlehighlight