Able Quote by William Safire

[T]he judicious reader ought to know what the chief character in any work of the imagination will naturally perform, according to the situation he…

— Sarah Fielding

Once we know the plot and its surprises, we can appreciate a book's artistry without the usual confusion and sap flow of emotion, content…

— Michael Dirda

I consider my girls the greatest gift from God in life. And I also love the career that I have built, lost and rebuilt.…

— Mika Brzezinski

As Joanna Macy reminds us, "Information by itself can increase resistance [to engagement], deepening the sense of apathy and powerlessness." Stories about particular individuals…

— Paul Rogat Loeb

To offer the complexities of life as an excuse for not addressing oneself to the simpler, more manageable (trivial) aspects of daily existence is…

— Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

I try to naturally keep things to a manageable storytelling length, which is about two hours, so you try to cut out anything extraneous.

— Martin McDonagh

1 is easy, 2 is manageable, 3 WILL tip you over the edge!!!

— Emma Szabo

If our education had included training to bear unpleasantness and to let the first shock pass until we could think more calmly, many an…

— Claire Weekes

I'm very ordered and efficient, with my life chopped up and diarised into manageable chunks, including time for relaxing. I couldn't do my job,…

— Cathy Newman

Your clothing is the most important survival tool you have. Dress properly and any emergency you may have to endure becomes more manageable.

— Mors Kochanski

These fiery trials are designed to make you stronger, but they have the potential to diminish or even destroy your trust in the Son…

— Neil L. Andersen

When you keep things responsible and manageable, you can make some interesting movies that you maybe couldn't make otherwise.

— Wes Ball