Lemony Snicket, An Unfortunate Series of Events (via Margalo Goldbach)

A library is like an island in the middle of a vast sea of ignorance.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Anti-Fragile

Wind extinguishes a candle but energizes a fire. So you want to be the fire and wish for the wind.

Werner Herzog in IndieWire

In my workshops, [the students] have to make a film within eight or nine days. That has been very helpful for them.