The Five Rules of Wisdom
“Always ask any questions that are to be asked and never answer any. Turn everything you hear to your own advantage. Always carry a repair outfit. Take left turns as much as possible. Never apply your front brake first.
‘If you follow them’, said the Sergeant, ‘you will save your soul and never get a fall on a slippery road.”
The Third Policeman is a mindfuck.
Ryan Holiday is the bestselling author of Trust Me, I’m Lying, The Obstacle Is The Way, Ego Is The Enemy, and other books about marketing, culture, and the human condition. His work has been translated into thirty languages and has appeared everywhere from the Columbia Journalism Review to Fast Company. His company, Brass Check, has advised companies such as Google, TASER, and Complex, as well as Grammy Award winning musicians and some of the biggest authors in the world. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Partly because Irish people just talk like that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiberno-English
I didn’t understand Lost any better after reading it either.
I agree with the “always have a repair outfit”. I always have an overnight bag in my trunk with some extra cloths. Depending on the situation I may have a pressed white or black button down on a hanger just in case the occasion becomes more formal.
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Nicky Papers