Hazel Rowland > Hazel's Quotes

“The first thing we learn from studying our own circuitry is a simple lesson: most of what we do and think and feel is not under our conscious control.”
― David Eagleman, Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain

“The conscious mind is not at the center of the action in the brain; instead, it is far out on a distant edge, hearing but whispers of the activity.”
― David Eagleman, Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain

“the majority of human beings live their whole lives unaware that they are only seeing a limited cone of vision at any moment.”
― David Eagleman, Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain

“You have to get over the fear of facing the worst in yourself. You should instead fear unexamined racism. Fear the thought that right now, you could be contributing to the oppression of others and you don't know it. But do not fear those who bring that oppression to light. Do not fear the opportunity to do better.”
― Ijeoma Oluo, So You Want to Talk About Race

“Does it take a time of crisis for us to see the plight of the homeless? Must they be escaping a war zone to be in need? As a people, can we only respond to need if we perceive it to be valid?”
― Raynor Winn, The Salt Path: A Memoir

“Meet me there, where the sea meets the sky, Lost but finally free.”
― Raynor Winn, The Salt Path

“Because I want you to keep me in a box somewhere, then when you die the kids can put you in, give us a shake and send us on our way. Together. It’s bothered me more than anything else, the thought of us being apart. They can let us go on the coast, in the wind, and we’ll find the horizon together.”
― Raynor Winn, The Salt Path

“Perhaps even people you like and admire immensely can make you see the World in ways you would rather not.”
― Susanna Clarke, Piranesi