❝ people are made of stories. our memories are not the impartial accumulation of every second we’ve lived; they’re the narrative that we assembled out of selected moments. ❞ — ted chiang
❝ the items people own reveal something about the owners. every quaint item that a person selects to surround themselves with has a basic quiddity, the essence, or inherent nature of things. ❞ — kilroy j. oldster