We desperately need narratives that move past apocalypse as an endpoint

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you’ve understood all your life, but in a new way.

— Doris Lessing

A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.

"Stop trying. Take long walks. Look at scenery. Doze off at noon. Don't even think about flying. And then, pretty soon, you'll be flying again."
— Ursula, kikis delivery service

"A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals the secret of some hidden treasure"
— Dalai Lama