“Crying is not a prescription. It’s not a feat. It’s just a simple act. No one should be forced to shed tears. The only thing that matters is not to belittle the misfortune of others.” Samarkand

Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky. Essays

History, as well as life itself, is complicated; neither life nor history is an enterprise for those who seek simplicity and consistency. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Their return home to their father and a good life was always so satisfying and splendid; I realized keenly that that was the only proper, good, and desirable outcome, but the part of the story that took place among the wicked and the lost was by far the more appealing, and, if one were free to state and admit it, it was sometimes actually a downright shame that the prodigal repented and was found again Demian