The scope of material I can work with is not limited to the set of things that we inherit from nature. Drew Endy Read Quote
People don’t become writers because they love having spontaneous, real-world interactions with living people as bodies with clothes in time. Elif Batuman Read Quote
Death became a desired option. I hoped I would hit a mine or run into an ambush and just end it all. I think some part of me wanted to join the legions of the dead, whom I had failed. Romeo Dallaire Read Quote
I grew up in the middle of everything. I walked the streets alone, I rode the trains alone, I came home at three in the morning alone; that was what I did. Alicia Keys Read Quote
Why are people afraid to try something different? Because of the scrutiny they’re going to receive if it doesn’t work. That stops people from trying things different a lot. Nick Nurse Read Quote
Before puberty, it seems like I was more or less smiling a lot. I was really outgoing and wanted to have a happy life. Oneohtrix Point Never Read Quote