There was one sequence of days [making Lincoln in the Bardo] when I had halfway decided to use the historical nuggets, but… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“Blood had long since ceased to beat from one end to the other, but one could sense, from passages marked with fresher… — Julien Gracq Copy Share Image
Climate change will affect the whole of humanity, while terrorist attacks will only affect a small section of humanity. Of course, you… — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
The first and most important rule to observe...is to use our entire forces with the utmost energy. The second rule is to… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
You want to track Hollywood careers, look in the real estate section. You see a guy buy a house that costs $6… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
Catch Harry Belafonte. He's got a helluva rhythm section.And so have the Pointer Sisters. And that little guy with Sammy Clayton. He… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
I try to make time for reading each night. In addition to the usual newspapers and magazines, I make it a priority… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I write most of my first drafts on an old manual typewriter, a really old one. It's a big black metal "Woodstock"… — Arthur Bradford Copy Share Image
I was in a store in Halifax, Nova Scotia that I love, sort of like an environmental friendly sort of store. But… — Ellen Page Copy Share Image
If you go to Australia, the Australian Open is on all day long on network TV. There's no way CBS, NBC and… — Lindsay Davenport Copy Share Image
Now I'm writing about contemporary Los Angeles from memory. My process was to hang out, observe, research what I was writing about,… — Michael Connelly Copy Share Image
You know that this vignette and that vignette belong side by side, you know that a certain turn of phrase you've been… — Teju Cole Copy Share Image
When I encountered "The Lady of Shallot" (to take a "for instance" allusion from the many in the book, this one from… — Laura Mullen Copy Share Image
Despite the creations of new sections, secret intelligence activity remained mistrusted and neglected in military circles, although there were a few enthusiasts… — Clive Ponting Copy Share Image
In our Ashrams of East and West, places of spiritual retreat, we begin with what we call "The Morning of the Open… — E. Stanley Jones Copy Share Image
Pennsylvania is one of the worst states in country when it comes to the condition of its infrastructure, and Philadelphia isn't any… — Steve Kroft Copy Share Image
In the fairy tale the painting represents the here and now. The book is actually divided into five sections, through which the… — Kit Williams Copy Share Image
I got 304's in 310 on Section 8, with multiple 187's... Sport a Marilyn Manson t-shirt when I die and go to heaven. — Ras Kass Copy Share Image
You win with people, not with talent. So the quality of the people is very important in building your team. I always… — Herb Brooks Copy Share Image
Writing is so hard.... The first draft writing is so hard that sometimes in the beginning, before the work itself takes over,… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share Image
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