Guilt is the hilt of the knife that we use on ourselves, and love is often the blade; but it’s worry that keeps the knife sharp—the parent of all emotions.
Jonathan Dee – The Privileges
Emotional Sharpness
E
Moral Optimism
M
Optimism was a moral choice.
Jonathan Dee – The Privileges
Self-Delusion
S
Innocence ends when one is stripped of the delusion that one likes oneself.
Jonathan Dee – The Privileges
Personal history rights
P
We are all entitled to our histories and the right to keep them as we see fit.
Dinaw Mengestu – How to Read the Air
Parenthood permanence
P
The problem with children is that they are not returnable.
Dinaw Mengestu – How to Read the Air
Marketing silence
M
Silence is the easiest thing to market.
Dinaw Mengestu – How to Read the Air
Memory complexity
M
Memory is a strange thing, it doesn’t work like I thought it did.
Dinaw Mengestu – How to Read the Air
Storytelling duty
S
Sometimes making up lost stories is part of your job.
Dinaw Mengestu – How to Read the Air
Unpredictable paths
U
The road has a logic that does not adhere to straight lines.
Dinaw Mengestu – How to Read the Air
Memory invention
M
We invent as much as we remember.
Dinaw Mengestu – How to Read the Air