Alive Quote by Nick Hornby

I just increasingly enjoy the quiet moments when I can be on my own with my friends and family, or with a book, having…

— Benedict Cumberbatch

I understand that all the songs I write are quite melodramatic and are quite extreme from my perspective, but that's how life feels to…

— Montaigne

For whatever reason, I've always gravitated towards music that feels nostalgic or longing or beautifully tragic.

— Lauv

I grew up poor in crappy situations... various crappy situations. What kept me sane was reading and music. I had so many different literary…

— Corey Taylor

I do experience something pretty commonly with every song; there's some moment where it clicks into its own life with its own emotional impact…

— Mirah

One thing I've found that I can do that I really enjoy is rereading my own writing, earlier stories and novels especially. It induces…

— Philip K. Dick

There are moments when you feel trapped, ill at ease. A year later the same feeling can turn out to be the theme of…

— Francoise Sagan

Most of us... are simply just trying to get through the day. And wait for those times in their life that are markers, that…

— Campbell Scott

Music has brought me a lot of emotional moments.

— Ralph Hasenhuttl

The thing about me and books is that whichever one I’m reading always reminds me of whatever’s happening in my life during that time.

— Lauren Barnholdt

I've always felt profoundly about what's going on in the world on a daily basis. What I hadn't felt was that I was at…

— PJ Harvey

I no longer feel attracted to the well-made novel. I want to write the story that will zero in and give you intense, but…

— Alice Munro