Travellers in the Third Reich by Julia Boyd, The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy, A Bad Example by Somerset Maugham

1001 ideas that changed the way we think, entitlement, “Hope” is the thing with feathers, by Emily Dickinson

Good morning,

Here's my selection for today:

Thought of the day: Failure is so important. We speak about success all the time. It is the ability to resist failure or use failure that often leads to greater success. I’ve met people who don’t want to try for fear of failing.

JK Rowling

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Word of the day: entitlement /ɪnˈtʌɪtlm(ə)nt/

noun.: the fact of having a right to something.

"full entitlement to fees and maintenance should be offered"

Similar: right, prerogative, claim, title, licence, permission, dispensation, privilege, liberty

the amount to which a person has a right.

"her annual leave entitlement"

Similar: allowance, allocation, allotment, quota, ration, grant, limit

the belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.

"no wonder your kids have a sense of ententitlement

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Poem of day: “Hope” is the thing with feathers, Emily Dickinson

“Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -

And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -

I’ve heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest Sea -
Yet - never - in Extremity,
It asked a crumb - of me.

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