Burn old wood, read old books, drink old wines, have old friends.
— Alfonso X of Castile (in today’s Economist Espresso)
Tag: quotes
London, Diversity & Inclusion
Mrs Brown says that in London everyone is different, and that means anyone can fit in. I think she must be right – because although I don’t look like anyone else, I really do feel at home. I’ll never be like other people, but that’s alright, because I’m a bear. A bear called Paddington.
Tradition
Sometimes we create fictional characters to speak the truth out loud:
Tradition is a trap. It allows people to stick their head in the sand.
Everything in the past was so quaint, so charming. Times were simpler. Kids didn’t have sex. Neighbors knew each other.
It’s a freaking fairy tale. Things sucked then too. It just sucked without indoor plumbing
– Luke, in Gilmore Girls S01E08
Living in misery sucks marginally less than dying in it.
-House S05E20 Simple Explanation
‘You only need one ray of light to chase all the shadows away,’ she said to him once, when he asked why she had to be so upbeat the whole time.
From the book, A man called Ove
“Things just aren’t like they used to be”
The world’s changed.
Some risks, nowadays, more dangerous not to take them.
– From Black Sails, S01E03
Play for the name on the front of the jersey, and they’ll remember the name on the back.
Tony Adams
Death.
Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them do not. Miss them do not. Attachment leads to jealously. The shadow of greed, that is.
– Jedi Master Yoda