to be human

she reminds me that you can be dedicated and still have equanimity, that it is possible to have extremely high standards and still approach things lightly. That just because you worry more, doesn’t mean you care more. There’s a big lesson in there for people like me.

People are starving. To run in the dark across grassy fields holding sizzling sparklers up to the stars, dive into the deep cold blue sea, curl up on the couch with a good book, a big mug of tea, and a nest of blankets near a crackling fireplace. Return to the pure presence of childhood. Experiencing for the sake of experiencing. Unaccountable to... See more

• Prince Andrei Bolkonsky: There must be something you want to do.


• Pierre Bezukhov: I want to discover... everything! I want to discover why I know what's right and still do what's wrong. I want to discover what happiness is, and what value there is in suffering. I want to discover why men go to war, and what they really say deep in their hearts when

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The more sensitive

an instrument, the more useful and

expensive it is scientifically, like that

is what makes an instrument great is

its insane specificity. Its sensitivity.