I’VE never been much of a gamer. Anything that demands more than a minute of my feeble attention span gets tossed aside for the next shiny distraction — a lawyer in a cat filter on Zoom or an errant fluff on the floor. Sure, I played The Last of Us
Grown-up people do not know that a child can give exceedingly good advice even in the most difficult case. A fool with a heart and no sense is just as unhappy as a fool with sense and no heart—from The Idiot, a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Book title: The Meek OneISBN: 978014139748Author: Fyodor DostoyevskyPublisher: Penguin Random House UK You see gentlemen, there are ideas … that is, you see, when some ideas are said out loud, put into words, they come out terribly stupid. They come out so that you’re ashamed of yourself. But why? For
If it doesn’t come roaring out of you in spite of everything, don’t do it. – Charles Bukowski (1920-1994), German-American writer To write this column, I have to empty my brain. I mean empty it even more than its usual echoing, empty state. Let me explain. Modern life has clogged
There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart – Jane Austen (1775-1817), English novelist. My family members are obsessed with the cost of things. The two questions I hear most often are: “Did you eat?” and “How much was that?” Discussing the price of something is like breathing to
Formula One is a mind game, no question. You have to think so hard sometimes when smoke comes out of your ears! And if you don’t keep your head in gear the car will overtake you. – Mika Häkkinen, retired Finnish racing driver and two-time Formula One World Champion. Every
If you want to build a business, build the people – Brownie Wise, 1913-1992, Tupperware saleswoman “Can you keep a secret?” “Me and Tupperware. We seal tight — nothing’s getting out,” my wife Jillian said, grinning, right after I found out she was pregnant. When I heard Tupperware Corporation was
Book title: The Old Man and the SeaISBN: 9780099908401Author: Ernest HemingwayPublisher: Arrow You did not kill the fish only to keep alive and to sell for food, he thought. You killed him for pride and because you are a fisherman. You loved him when he was alive and you loved
‘I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.’ – Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, the 16th president of the United States of America. I’m a slow walker, and if I don’t start picking up the pace, I’m going to die, die and die. I don’t mean to be macabre. That’s
The simple truth of things is that bad dreams are far better than bad wakings – Stephen King, author I always get sleep paralysis whenever I’m running a high fever — complete with hallucinations and zero control over my body. It feels like I’m covered in needles, with a core
