Living with uncertainty is like having a rock in your shoe. If you can’t remove the rock, you have to figure out how to walk despite it. There is simply no other choice.
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Loved that book.
(Is that a quote?? My copy is not handy!)
I did, too. It’s just brilliant. And yes, a quote. I like big, sweeping ones (the kinds I’d ask my students to find to capture big moments, characterization, themes, etc.), but I’m also partial to small observations like this one.