Matthew Pearce

“What is the bravest thing you've ever said? asked the boy.
'Help,' said the horse.
'Asking for help isn't giving up,' said the horse. 'It's refusing to give up.”
― Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

“We don’t have an intelligence problem. We have a compassion problem. That, more than any other single factor, is what’s driving us toward extinction.”
― Blake Crouch, Upgrade

“Everyone at Blue Ribbon still mocked me. I'd only gone with Nike because I was out of time”
― Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

“Running to him was real; the way he did it the realest thing he knew. It was all joy and woe, hard as diamond; it made him weary beyond comprehension. But it also made him free.”
― John L. Parker Jr., Once a Runner