26 6 / 2012
Hell yeah, The Atlantic.
“Introverts are persistent—give them a difficult puzzle to solve, and they’ll analyze it before diving in, then work at it diligently. (“It’s not that I’m so smart,” said Einstein. “It’s that I stay with problems longer.”) And they’re careful risk-takers: less likely to get into car accidents, participate in extreme sports—or place outsize financial bets. (Warren Buffett is a self-described introvert who attributes his success to his temperament.)”
“Hire good people and leave them alone.”
25 5 / 2012
"[They could not be forgotten, she thought, because now is now.] It can never be a long time ago."
(Source: the-final-sentence)
24 5 / 2012
love = reasonable reaction to gunfire
Being a cop and all-around badass, my husband would probably pass the 1920’s era “Nervous Disorder Test” of not losing his shit if a gun was fired nearby. So, if one of us passes, do we win marriage?
22 5 / 2012
14 5 / 2012
10 5 / 2012
"I know some of you will just write the title down and order it later—well, there’s a real actual bookstore here. They are in the lobby and they are real people and a real bookstore. Get it from them while you’re here—you can save that $1.75 elsewhere. Because, when all the bookstores are gone, where are you going to go to the bathroom?"
