Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity. Maxim for Revolutionists
All big things come from small beginnings. The seed of every habit is a single, tiny decision. Quotes from Atomic Habits by James Clear Atomic Habits
A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it. The Children of Hurin
"There, Master Niketas," Baudolino said, "when I was not prey to the temptations of this world, I devoted my nights to imagining other worlds. ... There is nothing better than imagining other worlds," he said, "to forget the painful one we live in. At least so I thought then. I hadn't yet realized that, imagining other worlds, you end up changing this one." Baudolino
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