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Language is handy, but we humans have social and emotional connections that transcend words and are communicated - and understood - without conscious thought. Leonard Mlodinow communicateconnectionconscious Change image and share on social
Social connection is such a basic feature of human experience that when we are deprived of it, we suffer. Leonard Mlodinow basicconnectiondeprive Change image and share on social
A failure doesn't mean you are unworthy, nor does it preclude success on the next try. Leonard Mlodinow failureprecludesuccess Change image and share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social
A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one. Sam Rayburn barnbuildcarpenter Change image and share on social
I read all of the nonfiction that I could find on Chechnya, and all the while, I was searching for a novel that was set there. I couldn't find a single novel written in English that was set in the period of the two most recent Chechen wars. Anthony Marra chechenchechnyaenglish share on social
