#complication

History as well as life itself is complicated -- neither life nor history is an enterprise for those who seek simplicity and consistency. ↗

— Jared Diamond

#history #life #simplicity #life

When I say that human beings are just gene machines, one shouldn't put too much emphasis on the word 'just.' There is a very great deal of complication, and indeed beauty in being a gene machine. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#being #beings #complication #deal #emphasis

Our parents decided not to teach us Chinese. It was an era when they felt we would be better off if we didn't have that complication. ↗

— Maya Lin

#better off #chinese #complication #decided #era

A flower bloomed already wilting. Beginning its life with an early ending. ↗

— R.J. Gonzales

#death #loss #loss-of-a-baby #miscarriage #sad