“The more simply we look at ticklish questions, the more placid will be our lives and relationships.”— Anton Chekhov, en.wikiquote.org
“It is unfortunate that we try to solve the simplest questions cleverly, and therefore make them unusually complicated. We should seek a simple solution.”— Anton Chekhov, amazon.com
“A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort. A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there, in a book, you may have your question answered. Books are good company, in sad times and happy times,…”— E. B. White, lettersofnote.com
“The most boring and unproductive question one can ask of any religion is whether or not it is true.”— Alain de Botton, amazon.com
“But how do you find the right people-how do you love without smothering them? How do you not suffocate them with all the love you’ve built up in their absence?”— Simon Van Booy, amazon.com
“Usually we walk around constantly believing ourselves. ‘I’m okay’ we say. ‘I’m alright’. But sometimes the truth arrives on you and you can’t get it off. That’s when you realize that sometimes it isn’t even an answer–it’s a question. Even now, I wonder how much of my life is convinced.”— Markus Zusak, amazon.com
“Is there something besides 'Mexican' you prefer to be called? Something less offensive?”— B.J. Novak,, Michael Scott, Steve Carell, amazon.com
“It’s easy to take things at face value. The accountant says this is what you owe. Your employee says this is how things are. People say this is the only way it can be done. Accepting implicitly is a great way to find yourself in deep shit.”— Ryan Holiday, thoughtcatalog.com