Sorting Quotes

“We amass material things for the same reason that we eat - to satisfy a craving. Buying on impulse and eating and drinking to excess are attempts to alleviate stress. From observing my clients, I have noticed that when they discard excess clothing, their tummies tend to slim down, when they discard books and documents, their minds become clearer, when they reduce the number of cosmetics and tidy up the area around the sink and bath, their complexion tends to become clear and their skin smooth. -p226”
― Marie Kondō, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

“The books were in no particular order, and Lundy found the process of sorting them remarkably soothing, involving, as it did, a strange sort of scavenger hunt through the entire shack. Books had been used to prop up tables and level out shelves; they were piled on surfaces where books had no business being and tucked under the edge of the thin mattress of the Archivist's bed. In the case of books that had become load-bearing, Lundy used her school ruler to carefully note their heights and went searching for rocks or pieces of scrap wood that would do the job as well, if not better. In the case of books left too near to water or exposed to the air, she rolled her eyes and whisked them away to literary safety.”
― Seanan McGuire, In an Absent Dream

“Contrary to popular belief and Pinterest, not everything is made better by being sorted into containers. Socks don’t need their own little cubbies. They’re socks—they’re not going to wander off or get into fights.”
― Messie Condo, Tidy the F*ck Up: The American Art of Organizing Your Sh*t

“It is not memories but the person we have become because of those past experiences that we should treasure. This is the lesson these keepsakes teach us when we sort them. The space in which we live should be for the person we are becoming now, not the person we were in the past. P.118”
― Marie Kondō, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

“What is writing after all but an attempt to sort out the confusion of life?” @isabelallende”
― Isabel Allende

“Or maybe they just accept that it's wrong in God's eyes, although not in their own, and they'll worry about sorting it out later.”
― Craig Groeschel, Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“A TIDY SPELL"

I've just been through a tidy spell,
I tell you it's a verity,
I've sorted out the things to keep,
The things to give to charity.

I've sorted out my ties and belts,
I've sorted out my shirts,
I've sorted out my coats and slacks---
To part with some it hurts.

I've sorted out my shoes and socks,
I've sorted out my shorts,
I've sorted out so much, in fact,
That now I'm out of sorts.
-by Richard Armour”
― Richard Armour

“[Clutter] brings up bad memories. There are little emotional grenades in all of your piles, and every time you sort through one, you uncover something you "should have" done.”
― Kathi Lipp, Clutter Free: Quick and Easy Steps to Simplifying Your Space

“Roblox Returns Rows Or Blocks Inna Setup, The Standard Normal Distribution Returns The Ordered Set Inna SORT.”
― Jonathan Roy Mckinney