3 quotes from 3 books. Sent weekly.
Enjoy!
—Mark
“We are never certain; we are always ignorant to some degree. Much of the information we have is either incorrect or incomplete.“
—Against the Odds: The Remarkable Story of Risk, by Peter L. Bernstein (1996)
“The printed book has one added freedom beyond this: it is not remorselessly bound to the forward direction of time, as any spoken discourse is. The reader can do what the viewer and the listener cannot, which is to pause and reflect, turn the pages back and the argument over, compare one fact with another and, in general, appreciate the detail of evidence without being distracted by it.”
—The Ascent of Man, by Jacob Bronowski (1973)
“One who has the artistic temperament shows it wherever he goes, and writers who truly enjoy nature will go off in descriptions, of a beautiful snow scene or a spring evening, forgetting entirely about the story or the plot. Autobiographies of journalists and statesmen are usually full of reminiscences of past events, while the autobiographies of literary men should mainly concern themselves with reminiscences of a happy night, or a visit with some of their friends to some valley.”
—The Importance of Living, by Lin Yutang (1937)