I'm a big Penn & Teller fan. But I myself was never very good; I was a teenage magician who performed at… — Ira Glass Copy Share Image
“The thing about hitting bottom is that, in the middle of it, sometimes you don’t know if you’re really hitting bottom or… — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
I've always felt that the traditional novel doesn't give you enough information about the narrator, and I think it's important to know… — W. G. Sebald Copy Share Image
Short films really helped me develop as a story teller, animator, and as a director. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
“What spares us is memory,” he said. “It’s what makes us worth saving. However low we sink, whatever promise we no longer… — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
“Sometimes we do terrible things to the ones we love just to see what harm we can cause.” — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
“Anita Kleinman was a slight woman in her seventies. Her hair was thinning and white with a touch of pink, and was… — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
My brother Billy was the joke teller. My brother Jim had a really sharp, cutting wit. And the teller of long stories,… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
“Every American autobiography, someone once said, is about one thing—escape. Look into the frightened heart of an American life, and you’ll find… — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
“Nico’s hair was combed straight up, stiff with mousse, the tips dyed the color of traffic cones.” — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
The philosophical spirit is not satisfied to simply accept what it is told, no matter how much prestige the teller seems to… — Brendan Myers Copy Share Image
“If they’re together long enough, every couple has one conversation over and over. This was ours.” — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
“No single act is entirely redemptive, but all a fallen man has is the first step back.” — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
“Take a seat, Charlie,” he said. “I’ll kill you in a few minutes. It’ll be good for you.” — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
“At first, he talked about the flowers in the garden behind his country house in Surrey. His voice still had its Midlands… — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
I did plenty of jobs that I hated. I was a bank teller and terrible at it. I parked cars, a valet.… — Will Ferrell Copy Share Image
“People are complicated,” she said. “Didn’t they teach you that in biography school?” — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
“I can show you a version of yourself, Taryn. One you've never imagined. It's terrible to be a girl trapped in a… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Aren’t autobiographies born in a question we ask ourselves: how did I get to this point? Don’t we look back over the… — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
“The problem with escaping is that we leave behind us, even among those we love, different versions of the truth and everything… — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
I do like the idea of consequence and how our actions play themselves out, but I am completely scared of knowing what… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
“Seth lay on a sofa. His large dirty work boots were defiantly planted on the sofa cushion, all his energy focused on… — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
