Great sci-fi has never shied from tackling the Big Questions, though really great sci-fi never forgets to entertain us along the way.… — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
I had just come to accept that my life would be ordinary when extraordinary things began to happen. The first of these… — Ransom Riggs Copy Share Image
Nothing but an imperious intellectual and moral necessity can drive into doubt a religious mind, for it is as though an earthquake… — Annie Besant Copy Share Image
I need more than anything right now what is, of course, most impossible, someone to love me, to be with me at… — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
“My mind felt numb, like I couldn't really grasp the hurtful things that I had just recently learned. I was well aware… — Courtney Cole Copy Share Image
I'm going to give the people what they want. Sensation, horror, shock. Send them out in the streets to tell their friends… — Crane Wilbur Copy Share Image
Oh no, Nick" Jaime said in tones of supremely unconvincing shock, "how could you? When my back was turned for one momement.… — Sarah Rees Brennan Copy Share Image
If anyone should doubt whether the electrical matter passes through the substance of bodies, or only over along their surfaces, a shock… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Madonna's not the best singer in the world, but she was awesome with her entertainment and all of her shock tactics and… — Joss Stone Copy Share Image
For any true stickler, you see, the sight of the plural word “Book’s” with an apostrophe in it will trigger a ghastly… — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
By helping to raise man above the level of bestial vegetation, faith contributes in reality to the securing and safeguarding of his… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
The nut of this tree is hung high aloft, wrapped in a silk wrapper, which is enclosed in a case of sole… — Luis de Camoes Copy Share Image
I was in such a state of mental shock and quickly spiraled into a depression at the multitude of loss. My husband,… — Paula Broadwell Copy Share Image
Hereditary monarchy offers numerous advantages for America. It is the only form of government able to unify a heterogeneous people. Thanks to… — Florence King Copy Share Image
Only curiosity about the fate of others, the ability to put ourselves in their shoes, and the will to enter their world… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
To survive, to avert what we have termed future shock, the individual must become infinitely more adaptable and capable than ever before.… — Alvin Toffler Copy Share Image
Many emerging countries are facing the same issue of overheating and inflation because they have been vigorously expanding fiscal and monetary policy… — Sri Mulyani Indrawati Copy Share Image
Having translated two plays by Chekhov, and not speaking Russian myself - I cannot say one sentence. This may shock people... However,… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
I have a feeling there is no ideal situation, unless she could go back in time and be 22 again. I think… — Amanda Peet Copy Share Image
I was a super once - an extra - in 'Die Fledermaus,' and was seated within three feet of Placido Domingo. I… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
For inspiration I look to those great players who consistently found original ways to shock their opponents. None did this better than… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
The American society around me looked at me and saw Japanese. Then, when I was 19, I went to Japan for the… — Ruth Ozeki Copy Share Image
Shock is shock. Your body goes into shock, regardless of it being real blood or fake blood. The mind sends powerful messages… — Ben Kingsley Copy Share Image
I don't try to be completely calculating in everything I say and do, but there's no way I'm going to talk. There's… — Chris O'Donnell Copy Share Image
No experience is a cause of success or failure. We do not suffer from the shock of our experiences, so-called trauma -… — Alfred Adler Copy Share Image
Don't worry about me," I finally said. "Really. I'm more worried about you." And even more worried about where Graves is. "Are… — Lilith Saintcrow Copy Share Image
When I was young, I was obsessed with Michael Jordan and the Bulls. He's the only person I get starstruck over. I… — Elena Delle Donne Copy Share Image
“It may come as an extraordinary shock to you but you're the only woman who has ever succeeded in getting under my… — Margaret Way Copy Share Image
I think of shock as kind of an uptown form of surprise. Comedy is filled with surprise, so when I cross a… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
I want to be able to still surprise myself, even shock myself, whether it be sexual content, whether it be about the… — Clive Barker Copy Share Image
You do care a little for me, I know... but nothing to speak of, and you don't love me. I was yours… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“cheek. Unlike the Blade, I don’t cry the moment I realize what’s happening to me; I think the single-tear thing is a… — Amanda Panitch Copy Share Image
The big shock of my life was Abstract Expressionism - Pollock, de Kooning, those guys. It changed my work. I was an… — LeRoy Neiman Copy Share Image
When you make a mistake, the ocean gives you an instant reminder. You get punished. If golf clubs could shock you every… — Laird Hamilton Copy Share Image
I was never a big networker, but I was a spin doctor, all those shock shows, that's how I got my first… — Alexander McQueen Copy Share Image
My parents are always a great litmus test. Based on the amount of shrieks my mother gives when we're out in public,… — Rick Hoffman Copy Share Image
It's good to see you," Said Haru. "You can see me?" asked Marcus, patting himself in sudden shock."The potion must have worn… — Dan Wells Copy Share Image
The notion that the natural world obeys its own rules and doesn't give a damn about your expectations comes as a massive… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Whereas 'Avatar' and other movies get shocks out of their three-dimensionality, 'Gatsby' is going to be about inviting the audience into this… — Joel Edgerton Copy Share Image
A modeled form is less striking than one which is not. Modeling prevents shock and limits movement to the visual depth. Without… — Joan Miro Copy Share Image
