“Men always want to die for something. For someone. I can see the appeal. You do it once and it’s done. No more worrying, not knowing, about tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow. I know you all think it sounds brave, but I’ll tell you something even braver. To struggle and fight for the ones you love today. And then do it all over again the next day. Every day. For your whole life. It’s not as romantic, I admit. But it takes a lot of courage to live for someone, too.” ThinkingKnowsMenWantI CanDoneWholeTodayDiesFightingNextSoundWorryStruggleKnowingTomorrowBraveWhole LifeAppealsNot KnowingNext DayWanting To Die Author:Victor LaValle
“Why do any of us act the way we do? Is it our beliefs or our biology that shapes us? Lauren Grodstein considers this eternal question through the story of Andrew Waite, scientist, father, widower, struggling to raise two daughters, living with the ghost of his wife, facing a test of his faith in science. There are no easy answers here, just the honest complexity of human beings trying their best to be good people. The Explanation for Everything is moving, beautiful, and wonderfully funny.” PeopleWayTryingHumansTwoStoriesBeautifulMovingFatherBeliefEasyHuman BeingsAnswersStruggleWifeHonestShapesEternalDaughterTestsScientistRaisesBe GoodGhostExplanationComplexityBiologyGood PeopleAndrewLaurenTwo DaughtersEasy AnswersWidowersComplexity Of Human Author:Victor LaValle