... Capitalism will behave antisocially if it is profitable for it to do so, and that can now mean human devastation on… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
The kind of theater that I do is sort of 'narrative realism,' which I think in the broadest sense is legitimate to… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
Those of us who thought Jorge Luis Borges was a pioneer of magical realism were mistaken; he was a pioneer of science… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
It is true (independently of our conceptualisation) that it is wrong to inflict pain on a sentient creature for no reason (she… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
Critical to any practice of sacred psychology is training in multiple imageries to facilitate the inner realism of journeys of the soul. ... — Jean Houston Copy Share Image
“In the language of the day it is customary to describe a certain sort of book as “escapist” literature. As I understand… — A.A. Milne Copy Share Image
Realism is a bad word. In a sense everything is realistic. I see no line between the imaginary and the real. — Federico Fellini Copy Share Image
Calls for the simplification of abstract or allusive art have always come from governments suspicious of artists themselves. This is why totalitarian… — Russell Smith Copy Share Image
Life is very mysterious and there are many things we don't know. And there are elements of magic realism in every culture,… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
For me, "Zoo" has always been a fable. It has nothing to do with realism. It's a fable about what man is… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Happily Ever Afters are only for fairy tales there is no Happily Ever Afters in the real world its called being realistic. — Serenity C Copy Share Image
“La vie ressemble plus souvent à un roman qu'un roman ne ressemble à la vie." ("Life resembles a novel more often than… — George Sand Copy Share Image
The monster I kill every day is the monster of realism. The monster who attacks me every day is destruction. Out of… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
My mother learned that she was carrying me at about the same time the Second World War was declared; with the family… — Angela Carter Copy Share Image
...theories should be judged by their ability to predict events rather than by the realism of their assumptions. — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
Courbet comes in 1849 with the intention of overthrowing past art and constructing it anew. While he speaks only of realism, of… — Jules Breton Copy Share Image
From 'Trainspotting' to 'Acid House,' I moved from urban realism into fantasy. — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
Has he some psychological antipathy to realism? I am no psychologist, and cannot say. The fact remains that Euwe commits the most… — Hans Kmoch Copy Share Image
It is impossible to discuss realism in logic without drawing in the empirical sciences... A truly realistic mathematics should be conceived, in… — Hermann Weyl Copy Share Image
What she needs, at least one thing she needs, is companionship. After all why should she eat? Who needs her to be… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
If you stand right fronting and face to face to a fact, you will see the sun glimmer on both its surfaces,… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I have been definitely influenced more by Latin American writers than by any other type of writer. They are very close in… — Jessica Hagedorn Copy Share Image
Any number of holier-than-thou honorable realists walk around in the belief that they have accomplished something, simply because they tell you for… — Edvard Munch Copy Share Image
Though we had to part, though we could never be together again. We had no regrets. Even if he returned to his… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Depression presents itself as a realism regarding the rottenness of the world in general and the rottenness of your life in particular.… — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
