Pat

“We are all vainer of our luck than of our merits.”
― Rex Stout, The Rubber Band

“I have consistently loved books that I've read when I've been sick in bed.”
― Tracy Chevalier

“If you look up a word in the dictionary, you find it defined by a string of other words, the meanings of which can be discovered by looking them up in a dictionary, leading to more words that can be looked up in turn. There is no exit from the dictionary.”
― Louis Menand, The Metaphysical Club : A Story of Ideas in America

“Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that's a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect.”
― Rob Reiner