Thomas Unterkircher
@tomchen
Thomas Unterkircher
I first encountered Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book, Braiding Sweetgrass, in the ecology section of my local bookstore.
When I bought it, I had little idea how much it would change my life. What made Braiding Sweetgrass unlike anything I had ever read was the way Kimmerer wove stories together with science, reminding me of the importance of sheer... See more
When I bought it, I had little idea how much it would change my life. What made Braiding Sweetgrass unlike anything I had ever read was the way Kimmerer wove stories together with science, reminding me of the importance of sheer... See more
Robin Wall Kimmerer • Security Check - Orion Magazine
Ich habe angefangen zu leben, Robert. Und auch zu lieben. Und genau das musst du tun. Leben und alle Münder, Hände und feuchte Löcher lieben, in die du dich zwängen kannst, und dann, wenn du einen Menschen findest, der auch deine Seele befriedigt, dann gibst du dich ihm ganz hin.<<
Klaus Timmermann • Offene See
Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
There is the kindness of ‘please’ and ‘thank you.’ And the kindness of “I was wrong, I’m sorry.” The small kindnesses that smooth our interactions and help other people feel as though you’re aware of them .
Seth Godin • Three types of kindness
Die Nähe zwischen uns entstand nicht durch die Dinge, die wir miteinander gemacht hatten, sondern im Miteinanderreden und in dem, was wir wegließen.
Martin Kordić • Jahre Mit Martha
He kisses - how do I explain it? Like someone in love. Like he has nothing to lose. Like someone who has just learned a foreign language and can only use the present tense and only the second person. Only now, only you.
Andrew Sean Greer • Less
»Liebe ist dehnbar. Da wird nichts verwässert. Sie fügt hinzu. Sie nimmt nichts weg.«
Julian Barnes und Gertraude Krueger • Die Einzige Geschichte
People don't want you to be perfect. What they want is to feel connected with you.