Our world requires that decisions be sourced and footnoted, and if we say how we feel, we must also be prepared to elaborate on why we feel that way.… - Malcolm Gladwell

We need to respect the fact that it is possible to know without knowing why we know and accept that-sometimes-we’re better off that way.

We need to respect the fact that it is possible to know without knowing why we know and accept that — sometimes — we’re better off that way. 1.

When Tom Gau and I sat across from each other in his office, then, we almost immediately fell into physical and conversational harmony. We were dancing. Even before he attempted to persuade me with his words, he had forged a bond with me with his movements and his speech.

If suicide is coupled, then it isn’t simply the act of depressed people. It’s the act of depressed people at a particular moment of extreme vulnerability and in combination with a particular, readily available lethal means.

What is learned out of necessity is inevitably more powerful than the learning that comes easily.