## Metadata - Author: [[Emily Tesh]] - Full Title: The Incandescent - Category: #books ## Highlights - For a private school, which needed parents willing to pay school fees in order to survive, reputational damage was an extremely serious problem. Old Faithful was no one’s fault. But once you got to Walden’s level, things that were no one’s fault were still your responsibility. ([Location 2180](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0DDJBVQRD&location=2180)) - Note: reminds me of trss! - There was always another lesson; there was always another meeting; there was always another bell ringing, and this was one of the great comforts of school. Hour to hour the majestic machinery of the timetable moved hundreds of people around the corridors and offices and classrooms. You never had time to stop and worry. You did the job to the best of your ability, which meant you did what you could and moved on. ([Location 2593](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0DDJBVQRD&location=2593))