Philipp

“I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration, I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or de-humanized. If we treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming.”
― Haim G. Ginott, Teacher and Child: A Book for Parents and Teachers

“You’re joining us for dinner, I hope?” asked his mom. She was small and brunette and vaguely mousy.
“I guess?” I said. “I have to be home by ten. Also I don’t, um, eat meat?”
“No problem. We’ll vegetarianize some,” she said.
“Animals are just too cute?” Gus asked.
“I want to minimize the number of deaths I am responsible for,” I said.
Gus opened his mouth to respond but then stopped himself.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“Snow is falling outside and all is peaceful and still. In such moments it is possible to believe that the world could still be good.”
― Richard Paul Evans, Grace

“Ich weiß, dass ich weit unter deinem Niveau bin – aber es ist komisch, das macht mir nix. Ich mag sogar, wenn du mich verbesserst. Schließlich ist das ja dein Beruf. Zum Beispiel hast du mir das Reisen beigebracht, du hast mir Sachen gezeigt, die ich nie bemerkt hätte, ich wär' gar nicht auf die Idee gekommen. Unsereins nimmt sich nicht die Zeit dazu. Wir merken gar nicht, daß wir leben!”
― Benoîte Groult, Zout op mijn huid