“No single act is entirely redemptive, but all a fallen man has is the first step back.” — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
“A story is already over before we hear it. That is how the teller knows what it means.” — Joan Silber Copy Share Image
Who carry 22's, up in they hosiery? A black teller when my father bust and unloaded me. — Barrington Levy Copy Share Image
“People are complicated,” she said. “Didn’t they teach you that in biography school?” — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
“There’s an old adage: the sensation of drowning reminds you of everything you ever knew about swimming.” — Frederick Weisel 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
“If they’re together long enough, every couple has one conversation over and over. This was ours.” — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
Nobody who is a Penn & Teller fan thinks of us first and foremost as magicians, but as a comedy team. — Teller Copy Share Image
In truth, Edward Teller ran the Livermore Lab, but for public purposes he liked it better to be known as only an… — John Gofman Copy Share Image
I'm a taker in terms of jokes. I love to hear a good joke, but I don't retain jokes. I'm not a… — Steve Carell 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
“Sometimes, however much you plan, however many precautions you take, something happens, and in a minute the world is changed. After that,… — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
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
“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
Penn [Jillette] and Teller and I get along very well. We can call each other and say, "I'm working on this classic… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
“In an argument, a “teller” will frequently remind you of how well they treat you, even after blatantly hurting you. A “show-er”… — Jackson MacKenzie 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
I met Edward Teller. Everything he believed in and stood for was antithetical to what I believed in and stood for. I… — Brian Grazer Copy Share Image
“Szilard encouraged me to apply for a postdoc position at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory in Livermore, though he knew I might work… — Gregory Benford 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
“Of course, when you fall out of love, it’s rarely about just one failure or one betrayal, is it? . . .… — 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
“Over the years, Skye sampled every drug she could find, and like many addicts, had a working knowledge of pharmacology. She snorted… — Frederick Weisel Copy Share Image
“As the chapters took shape, a change came over her. It was the double-sided recognition that this book, the last that she… — 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