“To wisely live your life, you don't need to know much
Just remember two main rules for the beginning:
You better starve, than eat whatever
And better be alone, than with whoever.”
Source: Rubaiyat
“Theory without practice isn't that useful—it's interesting, but ultimately impotent. And practice without theory is dangerous, leading to action without understanding.”
Source: AI and the Art of Being Human: A practical guide to thriving with AI while rediscovering yourself in the process
“The human body is our fundamental method of existing in and relating to this world we live in.”
Source: Midnight Timetable: A Novel in Ghost Stories
“There are things within us that are not made from ones and zeros. There are birds which soar and voices that sing.’ She tapped her temple again. ‘This life – the inner life – they can’t touch that.”
Source: Eden
“We are not just made of stardust. We are made of stories, passed hand to hand like fire in the dark.”
“I'm not a citizen of the planet,
I'm the Engine of Earth Society.
I'm bound by no constitution,
I'm the Constitution of Humanity.”
Source: Nazmahal: Palace of Grace
“Joys are the same,
and love is the same.
Pain is the same,
and blood is the same.
Smiles are the same,
and hearts are just the same--
wherever they are,
wherever you are,
wherever we are,
all over the world.”
Source: Whoever You Are: A Picture Book Celebrating Differences and Similarities Among Children Worldwide
“I've also read hundreds of memoirs and spoken with thousands of people about their own singular lives, and I'm here to tell you that each particular life is far more astounding and unpredictable than any of the generalizations scholars and social scientists make about groups of people. If you want to understand humanity, you have to focus on the thoughts and emotions of individuals, not just data about groups.”
Source: How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
“What is wrong with these people?’ said Solomon, as they walked through the streets. ‘What has happened to humanity?’
‘It’s getting worse and worse,’ said Zadie. ‘When they look at you, they don’t see who you are, or what you’re doing. They just see that you’re different.”
Source: Tyger
“Some worlds forget themselves. People do too.”
Source: The Cartographer’s Curse: Book I of The Leyline Cycle