Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn’t ask ourselves what it says but what it means. – The Name of the Rose

Is that boulder heavy?  Not if you don’t pick it up —- Ajahn Chah

If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right — Henry Ford

And, of course, people are only interested in themselves.  If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.  And here I make a rule — a great and lasting story is about everyone or it will not last.  The strange and foreign is not interesting — only the deeply personal and familiar — John Steinbeck