Robbert

“The man who must brag for himself knows that no one else will”
― Robin Hobb, Royal Assassin

“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.”
― Gautama Buddha

“...what matters in life is not whether we receive a round of applause; what matters is whether we have the courage to venture forth despite the uncertainty of acclaim.”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

“Financial bitterness could not eat too deeply into Mack and the boys, for they were not mercantile men. They did not measure their joy in goods sold, their egos in bank balances, nor their loves in what they cost.”
― John Steinbeck, Cannery Row