Each time we have tried to elevate ourselves above the other animals by claiming singular possession of some faculty, we have been humbled otherwise: Language, […]
“Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins,” James Baldwin bellowed in his advice on writing. “Beyond talent lie all the usual words: […]
By Maria Popova We spend our days making plans, making promises, making predictions about the possible, and yet the most bewildering thing about life is […]