He looked like a child who had been slightly misdelivered, with some subpar forceps handling by the attending.


“That’s what libraries were for: to make sure that everybody had the same access to the same books everyone else did.”
― Ban This Book
― Ban This Book

“It’s hard to become an adult in the place where you grew up. Because you can never escape who you were.”
― The Ninth Metal
― The Ninth Metal

“Being an adult is a state of mind that ignites the “doingâ€� that ends up forging your adult self. It’s part wanting to, part having to, and part learning how.”
― Your Turn: How to Be an Adult
― Your Turn: How to Be an Adult

“Happiness can’t be bought. And whenever you try to buy happiness, you soon realize that it has vanished. The happiness you can buy does not last. Only the happiness of love lasts!”
― Happiness in This Life: A Passionate Meditation on Earthly Existence
― Happiness in This Life: A Passionate Meditation on Earthly Existence

“To face the turmoil we experience in life, we need the presence of God in our hearts. His presence in us is the source of true consolation: It stays with us, it frees us from evil, it brings peace, and it increases our joy.”
― Happiness in This Life: A Passionate Meditation on Earthly Existence
― Happiness in This Life: A Passionate Meditation on Earthly Existence

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