“The times you lived through, the people you shared those times with; Nothing brings it all to life like an old mix tape. It does a better job of storing up memories than actual brain tissue can do. Every mix tape tells a story. Put them together, and they can add up to the story of a life.”
"My sisters were the color and noise in my black-and-white boy world—how I pitied my friends who had brothers."
- Rob Sheffield
Relationships
"My sisters were the coolest people I knew, and still are. I have always aspired to be like them and know what they know."
- Rob Sheffield
Aspirations
"The times you lived through, the people you shared those times with – nothing brings it all to life like an old mix tape. It does a better job of storing up memories than actual brain tissue can do. Every mix tape tells a story. Put them together, and they can add up to the story of a life."
- Rob Sheffield
Reflection
"Like any teenager who reads The Great Gatsby, probably, I was madly in love with the teacher who had opened it up for me."
- Rob Sheffield
Education
"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."
- Will Rogers
Reflection
"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."
- Tom Lehrer
Reflection
"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."
- Lucille Ball
Reflection
"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."
- Pema Chodron
Reflection
"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."
Reflection