I want to be as honest as I can about the things I’ve been through – the sorrows and joys, victories and defeats – and to use those experiences as a well to draw from. Hopefully, the songs that result from that kind of writing will be songs that mean something to others. Jim Cole Read Quote
I travel fairly lightly because you have to these days. I always take a laptop and an iPod so I can watch movies and listen to music. And my Gameboy. That’s a good time-killer. Bill Engvall Read Quote
We’re all about pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps, et cetera – I think that’s a harmful mythology, that the choices that we make and the things that we do in our lives are not connected to anything else. So I’d like to help to debunk that. Jesmyn Ward Read Quote
Feminism will never reach the next stage until women stop competing with each other on the level of looks. Rosamund Pike Read Quote
I’m an awfully loyal friend. Once I’ve started a relationship with someone, it’s like they are syrup and I’m a pancake. Their syrup gets into my pancake, so to speak. Warren Farrell Read Quote
My job as a human being as well as a writer is to feel as thoroughly as possible the experience that I am part of, and then press it a little further. Jane Hirshfield Read Quote
I love seeing a story evolve over several books and watching characters develop. Marie Rutkoski Read Quote
Dry-aging happens when meat has been left to hang out in a temperature- and moisture-controlled environment. Over time, the meat’s natural enzymes begin to break down the connective tissue and rid the meat of moisture, which results in a rich, nutty, and tender piece of beef. Brad Leone Read Quote
We’re only one of a few states that have maintained our Triple-A bond rating from the major rating agencies. Bob Holden Read Quote
