“Let life happen to you. Believe me: life is in the right, always.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
Author Archives: Izzat Zailan
Reading List
December 2021
Lessons on Life and Work from Iron Maiden
“I have lived my life to the full, I have no regrets.”
Adapting to Adversity
“Be water, my friend.” – Bruce Lee
Getting The Work Done
“Vision without execution is hallucination.” – Walter Isaacson
Triumphing Out of Rock Bottom
“Once you’ve hit rock bottom, impatience vanishes.” – Nobu Matsuhisa
Reading List
November 2021
There Are No Rules in Writing
A story could be about anything and could use any means and any technique at all — so long as it was effective.” John Steinbeck
Nothing In Life Is Wasted
“No moment is wasted if you pay attention and learn the lessons contained in every experience.” – Robert Greene
Nostalgia in The Smashing Pumpkins’ 1979
“Adolescence is such a fun time in your life, because you think you know it all, and you haven’t gotten to the point where you realize that you know almost nothing.” – Anthony Kiedis
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