Tradeoffs Quotes

“In this effort to attain security, independence and privacy of course were suspect....”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, City of Illusions

“(I am particularly fond of the latter model [i.e., the tree-filled residential squares of London]. which you can see followed in a lovely way in Chicago's Washington Square Park, the city's oldest. The Newberry Library sits on the north side of the square, and one of the great delights of using that excellent library involves sitting at a table and gazing through tall windows at the park's trees. Of course, this means that you don't get much work done and feel guilty later, but life consists mainly of such tradeoffs.)

(The Life of Trees)”
― Alan Jacobs, Wayfaring: Essays Pleasant and Unpleasant