“He was sollen and cold and decided to take a chance.”

Creativity not recreativity

"As the decade came to a close, this de-pegging from gold"

https://amzn.eu/d/6ApLa3F

"Thus, the spirit and tradition of ITS was preserved as an important part of the newer, Unix and VAX-centered hacker culture."

The Cathedral & The Bazaar by Eric S. Raymond

"When human kindness is constant it cannot be all encompassing. When integrity is pure it cannot be trusted."

I swear it made sense when I read it, but out of context, not so much.

"...and for many a long day he was as good as good could be, and never went round the corner of the street."

It is the embodiment of presence so refined that the very fabric of reality responds.

"If the walls are masonry, allow 1 foot."

…his paintings were not popular and he…

-become a real doubter in many points of our religious doctrine, I-

Harvard Classics volume 1, autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

"...empien, ikään kuin se olisi halunnut säästää matkustajiaan..." The whole sentence in english would be something something like "The train moved slowly, almost hesitating, as if it wanted to spare its passengers from the terrifying truth for as long as possible: Auschwitz!"

... persistent and continuous type of headache which varies ...

[4] That’s the real definition of risk - what‘s left over After you‘ve….

[5] prepared for the risk you can imagine.

Morgan Housel: Same as Ever

“Have mercy on us!”

(It's from the Catholic liturgy.)