Our Choices

Dumbledore was telling Harry that he needn’t worry that he was only placed in Gryffindor instead of Slytherin because he asked not to be placed in the latter, because by asking not to be put in Slytherin he was making a choice to reject the bad in favor of the good.

Your Days

Your days are all you have, and closing the gap between what they look like and what you want them to look like is a worthy goal.

Don’t Waste Time on Nonsense

Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor from 161 AD up until his death in 180, implores us (or rather, himself) in his Meditations “Not to waste time on nonsense.”

Reviewing Pains

One of the hardest parts of reviewing books is justifying one rating against another.