"Stories are the way we remember who we are."

We tend to overestimate what we can do in a day， and underestimate what we can achieve in a decade. Miraculous things can be accomplished if you give it ten years. A long game will compound small gains to overcome even big mistakes.

Psychology should focus on how the mind functions to solve practical problems, not just its abstract structure.

The novel is a mirror walking down the road.

"The most powerful stories are the ones that refuse to be forgotten."

I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.