Mirza

“Call it “Sinophrenia”: the simultaneous belief that China is about to collapse and about to take over the world.”
― Thomas Orlik, China: The Bubble That Never Pops

“I am obligated to submit myself to the scientific process simply because I require it from others, but no more than that. When I read empirical claims in medicine or other sciences, I like these claims to go through the peer-review mechanism, a fact-checking of sorts, an examination of the rigor of the approach. Logical statements, or those backed by mathematical reasoning, on the other hand, do not require such a mechanism: they can and must stand on their own legs. So I publish technical footnotes for these books in specialized and academic outlets, and nothing more (and limit them to statements that require proofs or more elaborate technical arguments). But for the sake of authenticity and to avoid careerism (the debasing of knowledge by turning it into a competitive sport), I ban myself from publishing anything outside of these footnotes.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder

“No one is clean. Living makes you dirty.”
― Min Jin Lee, Pachinko

“We cannot help but be interested in the stories of people that history pushes aside so thoughtlessly.”
― Min Jin Lee, Pachinko