The exam went well... mostly... ish.

There has been a general principle of achievements in this universe that greatness awaits only the consistency of positivity who can continue his onward journey even through frustrations to fruitify the proverb that one is great only if he can rise again after every fall and who can always remain awake and active for the attainment of its goal whether or not he received recognition or applause.

The guidwife had repeatedly given Peter the hint to throw the shawl into the bed, as it would be there concealed till the husband was gone; but Peter, the loopie — for who ever saw a packman that was not loopie? — began to think that he might manage to carry off both shawl and buckles […]

Over the past several years we’ve learned a lot about the unintended consequences of social media. Platforms intended to bring us closer together make us angrier and more isolated.