Rain is good for me. I feel like I achieve clarity actually when it rains. The longer I have to sit and wait, the clearer my game becomes to me. Venus Williams Read Quote
Except for the young or very happy, I can’t say I am sorry for anyone who dies. William Makepeace Thackeray Read Quote
Mankind is not special by virtue of our address in the universe, or what spins around us, or because life originated here. Slowly, but surely, we’ve been compelled to renounce the comfort of these beliefs. Nathan Myhrvold Read Quote
It’s a tradition that a writer will try to plant his flag in a certain city and protect that. The way to get your rep is to find the essence of the city and get it down on paper. George Pelecanos Read Quote
The hoary joke in the literary world, based on ‘Dreams From My Father,’ was that if things had worked out differently for Barack Obama, he could have made it as a writer. James Fallows Read Quote
Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There’s going to be stress in life, but it’s your choice whether you let it affect you or not. Valerie Bertinelli Read Quote
When I came to New York after high school in 1959 and started to meet musicians, ‘Hot House’ was like a standard jam session tune. Chick Corea Read Quote
In ‘The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow,’ part of the ‘Dear America’ series, I took my childhood bravery and stubbornness and put that at the core of the Navajo girl, Sarah Nita. It helped me to identify with her survival and to write about her courageous journey and that of her people. Ann Turner Read Quote
