Great Untruths And Cynical Theories
"This is a book about wisdom," is the very first line of The Coddling Of The American Mind, How Good
Gumption and Nostalgia In Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With The Wind
“Nostalgia is an illness for those who haven't realized that today is tomorrow's nostalgia.” Zeena Schreck Nostalgia is defined as the wistful or
Gender And Feminism In Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse.
"For prose is so humble that it can go anywhere; no place is too low, too sordid, or too mean
The Polarization Of Jordan Peterson
It's been a few months since my last post. I took some time off to try my hand at some
Intellectual Humility: 30 Quotes Our Politically Divided World Needs Right Now
If you've spent anytime on the internet in the last few days, you might have noticed another momentous shift in
Moral Instruction In Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park
“It is only a novel... or, in short, only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are
The Wisdom Of Infinite Jest
“Samuel rode lightly on top of a book and he balanced happily among ideas the way a man rides white
Infinite Jests And Finite Truths
"How odd I can have all this inside me and to you it’s just words."David Foster Wallce About a month
A Warning Sign Of A Culture In Crisis
I saw this trending on Twitter the other day. Top 7 Warning Signs In a Man's Bookshelf:1. A Dog-eared copy
Guest Post: On The Healing Power Of Writing
Illustration by Rika Otsuka Post by That Anxious Dude. He's an incredible writer, and he captures how I feel about
How To Think Like Thoreau: 15 Quotes From Henry David Thoreau That Could Change Your Life.
"It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and so to make a few
The True Meaning Of Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland.
"Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar."Sigmund Frued That quote is attributed to the famous neurologist and founder of modern
How Death Can Teach Us How To Live.
"I wish none of this had happened.""So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for
Love, Life, and Literature.
On Saturday, September 5th, I had the unforgettable pleasure of marrying my best friend, Carly. Amidst a global pandemic, two
Gratitude: The Cure For Social Justice
"No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself."Seneca If
Race and Politics In Classic African American Literature
"I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really
“This Is Water” by David Foster Wallace
This was a speech given by the author David Foster Wallace as the commencement address at Kenyon College in 2005.
33 Quotes To Inspire Confidence, Conquer Fear, and Overcome Self-Doubt
“Employ your time in improving yourself by other people's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have laboured
The Things I Learned From Reading War Fiction
“I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound or stab us. If the book we're
What Can We Learn From Dystopian Fiction?
"Wherever they burn books, they will also, in the end, burn human beings." Heinrich Heine That was written by the German
Five Reasons Why We’re So Politically Polarized.
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying
In Defence Of Jordan Peterson
Jordan Peterson is a Canadian psychology professor and the author of the best selling book, 12 Rules For Life. He
How To Be Yourself In A World That Is Trying To Make You Something Else.
“Watch your thoughts, they become your words;watch your words, they become your actions;watch your actions, they become your habits;watch your
How Dostoevsky Can Still Help Us Understand Ourselves
In 1864, Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote a novella called Notes from the Underground. It was written as a response to the
How Stoicism Can Help Us In Times Of Crisis
How stoic philosophy can help get us through times of crisis
Why Money Can’t Buy Happiness
“The faculty of communication would not gain ground in evolution unless it was by and large transmitting true beliefs”. Daniel Dennett
Welcome to What the Wise Have Said
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great”Zig ziglar This is a