you were nothing more than a helpless passenger in the lap of a monster.

“The prize is the pleasure of finding the thing out, the kick in the discovery, the observation that other people use it”
― The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman
― The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman

“Writing was born as the maidservant of human consciousness, but is increasingly becoming its master.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“Sometimes a habit will be hard to remember and you’ll need to make it obvious. Other times you won’t feel like starting and you’ll need to make it attractive. In many cases, you may find that a habit will be too difficult and you’ll need to make it easy. And sometimes, you won’t feel like sticking with it and you’ll need to make it satisfying.”
― Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
― Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

“The basic requirements were sky-high intelligence and unquenchable ambition. A more elusive criterion was one’s Googliness.”
― In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
― In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives

“your own death seemed of complete unimportance; only a thing to be avoided because it would interfere with the performance of your duty.”
― For Whom the Bell Tolls
― For Whom the Bell Tolls

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