Whenever I'm interested in something, I make sure I'm really good at it. Philipp Meyer goodinterestmake Change image and share on social
I didn't fit the typical profile of a trader. I was an English major working on a novel at night. Most everyone else was a maths or economics major; most everyone else had relatives or family in banking. Philipp Meyer bankeconomicsenglish share on social
When people grow up in atmospheres of violence or atmospheres of poverty, they don't normally use hi-falutin' language to describe those things. They would describe some brutal event the same way we would describe getting a taxi or missing the bus. Philipp Meyer atmospherebrutalbus share on social
If you're always thinking about someone else's work, about the tradition you're working in, how can you possibly make anything good? Philipp Meyer goodmakepossibly Change image and share on social
Fundamentally, all art is about human beings. You're always showing larger moral questions through the smaller moral, philosophical, or political choices through one character in the book. Philipp Meyer artbeingbook Change image and share on social
