Where there is no imagination, there is no horror. – Arthur Conan Doyle Halloween just may be my favorite holiday of the year. Well, after Christmas. And Thanksgiving. And the two weeks leading up to my birthday. And all holidays that cancel school. But still: Halloween is awesome. I mean, how often does society allow…
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man: true nobility is being superior to your former self. – Ernest Hemingway As much as my mother may advocate and believe it, I am very far from perfect. In fact, as is the case with everyone on this planet, I should be described as…
After all is said and done, a lot more will be said than done. — Unknown Did you know that each dandelion flower produces 200 seeds? Or that a quarter of the world’s wealth is controlled by just 200 companies? Or that in 200 minutes, you will have taken about 2,600 breaths, blinked about 3,400 times, and…
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. — Oscar Wilde Why is it, late at night, so comfortable in your bed, the quiet whir of crickets outside, your pillow like a sheep’s coat beneath your head, that all the regrets of the day storm into your skull. That…
The characteristic of scientific progress is our knowing that we did not know. – Gaston Bachelard If you’ve seen any news headlines about science lately, you’ve probably read something like: “Out of 100 psychological studies, over 70% failed to replicate!” (sometimes, they even use two exclamation points) Recently, there was an international collaboration by psychologists…
If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito. – The Dali Lama That quote, so empowering, so metaphorically apt, is one of my all-time favorites. Until last night—when I literally tried to sleep with a mosquito in my room. And instead of snoozing until nine-thirty or so (hey,…