Але дурість одна з двох речей, які ми найясніше бачимо в ретроспективі. Інша - це втрачені шанси.

Крім того, обережність - найкраща складова відваги. Я запам'ятав це, ще сидячі на колінах у матері.

А кроме того, есть давняя поговорка: не подглядывай в замочную скважину - и не будет повода для огорчений. Самая большая замочная скважина в истории человечества - интернет.

... все действительно происходит по какой-то причине, но нравится ли нам эта причина? Редко.

Иногда все складывается так, что предоставляемый выбор на деле вовсе и не выбор.

Объяснение - это такая дешевая поэзия.

"Artistic talent is far more common than the talent to nurture artistic talent"

"That was a good feeling to go on, so I walked away from them, giving myself the old advice as I went: don't look back, never look back. How often do people tell themselves that after an experience that exceptionally good (or exceptionally bad)? Often, I suppose. And the advice usually goes unheeded. Humans were build to lool back; that's why we have that swivel joint in our necks".

"All other things being equal, the simplest expanation is usually the right one "

"I stroke a big red A on top of his paper. Looked at it for a moment or two, then added a big red +. Because it was good and because his pain had evoked an emotional reaction in me, his reader. And isn't that what A+ writing supposed to do? Evoke a response? "