Money Quote by Riley Redgate

“What was it about scholarship and learning, he wondered, that seemed to wither the hearts of University men, leaving them incapable of loving anything…

— Ellen Kushner

“I read and talked into the microphone and was gracious to the local rich, the English faculty and the college president, and the students…

— Adam Begley

“Each time we talk, he listens to me ramble, then he tries to pass on some sort of life lesson. He warns me that…

— Mitch Albom

“This is what matters to me: the story of the scholarship boy who returns home one summer from college to discover bewildering silence, facing…

— Richard Rodriguez

“I always thought talent was everything, but maybe it was always money. Or even class. Or if not class exactly, connections.”

— Meg Wolitzer

“..it is a fact that money exhilarates people, it puts them in hysterias of good cheer, they suddenly care about you and want the…

— E. L. Doctrow

“Fortune and fame are pursued by some, but many just want to be valued and validated.”

— Faydra D. Fields

“I had always been told my future was on the field and I could be somebody great. I had wanted that. Until I found…

— Abbi Glines

“This is the strange thing about life after university. It feels like you've just fallen off a conveyor belt of nonstop academic landmarks, and…

— Iain Hollingshead

“We talked about who we liked in the University, but more time was spent mulling over who we didn’t like, and why, and what…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“Weird here is something we aspire to, something we perfect, get degrees in, get awards for.”

— Tom Spanbauer

“I tried to focus on my toes, looking for answers to the questions swirling around in my head, wondering if my reasons for traveling…

— John Harris