Updating some book entries with interesting quotes from them. Probably my favorite this year:

Traveling across America, they were astonished at how deeply violence is embedded in our culture, how it has become the culture, what’s left of local color. We are a grisly nation.

My favorite book so far this year has been How to Do Nothing. I captured some things from there, but I recommend reading the whole thing, if you can.

My Year of Meats How to Do Nothing Smarter Faster Better Big Magic The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up