We have nothing left to fear but insincerity.
—Qiu Miaojin, Last Words From Montmartre
Author: Michael
qotd: care
Our complex and inexplicable caring for each other, and for our life together here. This is given. It is not learned.
—Annie Dillard, Teaching a Stone to Talk
qotd: write
Write about only three things: what you love, what you hate, and what you’re deeply conflicted about.
—Marlon James, as quoted by Riverhead Books
qotd: create
In a time of destruction, create something. A poem. A parade. A community. A school. A vow. A moral principle. One peaceful moment.
—Maxine Hong Kingston, The Fifth Book of Peace
qotd: empathy
Empathy requires inquiry as much as imagination . . . Empathy means acknowledging a horizon of context that extends perpetually beyond what you can see.
—Leslie Jamison, The Empathy Exams
20 books of summer
This summer I’ll be participating in 20 Books of Summer, thoughtfully hosted by Cathy at 746 Books.
qotd: space
You have to create your own space which has a lot of silence in it and a lot of books.
—Susan Sontag, Interview with The Rolling Stone
