It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality is more important than the feeling for pictures. Vincent Van Gogh Read Quote
Bulgaria is fascinating. Because it had been a Communist country until the mid-80s, so it had just recently transitioned. And there were still the police towers on the street corners, where they look down – they were still there, although no one was in them. Joan Cusack Read Quote
I want my books to explore motives which make people think, ‘Wow! Imagine the psychological state you’d have to be in for that to be your motive!’ Whereas things like blackmail, jealousy – they’re rational reasons for committing murder. Sophie Hannah Read Quote
Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something. Anton Chekhov Read Quote
When any character gets killed, there’s always a sadness about that, because they’re part of the family in a way. Jeremy Podeswa Read Quote
In a certain way, novelists become unacknowledged historians, because we talk about small, tiny, little anonymous moments that won’t necessarily make it into the history books. Colum McCann Read Quote
And (cue music swell) motherhood turned out to be the most meaningful thing I’ve ever done with my life. Really. Nia Vardalos Read Quote
For since it is impossible for a created monad to have a physical influence on the inner nature of another, this is the only way in which one can be dependent on another. Gottfried Leibniz Read Quote
With Westerns you have the landscape is important, and it’s empty, and only you populate it. When you populate it, you can tell any kind story that Shakespeare told, you can tell in a Western. Lawrence Kasdan Read Quote
