Stephan Joppich

It’s one of those books that, once I started reading, I couldn’t put down.

I’ve been reading a lot lately.

There’s a friend I haven’t contacted in months.

Faster isn’t always better.

While I was living in Portugal some years ago, I once took a day trip to the Douro Valley, where on dry hills grow the famous Port wine grapes.

The other day, I was cycling through an avenue of yellow-leafed trees with bald crowns, while listening to an interview with the author George Saunders.

It’s often been said that the most important relationship in life is the one with yourself.

I recently went through the torturous experience of applying to several jobs where I could see myself having a future.

When I was seventeen years old and clueless about what I wanted to do with my life, I attended a job fair, where I stumbled upon a stand advertising a study course in industrial engineering.