"The Pashtun is never at peace, except when he is at war"

"It doesn’t get easier, we just get stronger"

Assume nothing, question everything.

"The habit you ignore becomes the disease you later manage"

"Nothing gets easier, you just get better"

"WHATEVER YOU DO
DON'T GIVE UP
THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT"

"Do not disturb yourself by imagining your
whole life at once."

"You'll own nothing, have a worse job, get fed slop, and be happy"

"Certainty Tax.
It's what you pay for the feeling of safety.

And like most taxes, it's not collected all at once in a dramatic, visible way.

It's taken from you gradually, in small increments, so quietly that you might not notice until you're 65 and realize you've spent your whole life in the waiting room."

"The modern world has become extraordinarily good at making micro-decisions for you in ways that feel like freedom but are actually the opposite."

"Be brutal with yourself because nobody else gives a shit if you achieve your dreams or die living a mediocre life."