Crosses Quote by T.C. Boyle

“Depending on one’s point of view, Hagakure represents a mystical beauty intrinsic to the Japanese aesthetic experience, and a stoic but profound appreciation of…

— Yamamoto Tsunetomo

“From time to time I try to imagine this world of which he spoke--a culture in whose mythology words might be that precious, in…

— Patricia J. Williams

“The old stories must be learned anew, studied again within the context of a world at odds with itself and only able to be…

— Michael Meade

“Polynesia it’s known as the “honi”, and the point is to exchange “ha”— the breath of life, and “mana”— the spiritual power within people.…

— Taylor D'Aotino

Juanita Rose Violini's Almanac of the Infamous, the Incredible and the Ignored is delightfully odd, wonderfully weird, and anything but normal. Filled with historical…

— Jeff Belanger

“The Secoya are trapped between the devastating effects of the colonization frontier and their rich traditional past, which is proving to be as fragile…

— Jonathon Miller Weisberger

“So at midnight, the heart of the metropolis of modern civilization was secretly trod by this jaunty barbarian in broadcloth; a sort of prophetical…

— Herman Melville

Cultural concepts are one of the most fascinating things about historical fiction.

— Diana Gabaldon

“We have come from all the countries of the world and are going to Saintes-Maries de la Mer. Nomads of the enigma, we gather…

— Raymond Queneau

When reviewing my novel Dreams of the Compass Rose for the Magazine of F&SF, master fantasist Charles de Lint called it "engaging and resonant,…

— Vera Nazarian

The people's prayer, the glad diviner's theme, The young men's vision, and the old men's dream!

— John Dryden

I think the merging of high and low culture is so fascinating.

— Lola Kirke