It’s hard to say conversation has become a minimal thing, because look at the rise of mobile communications in the last 10 years. It used to be only the president had a mobile phone. Now everyone on earth, even if they have nothing else, they have a cell phone. Padgett Powell Read Quote
For reasons that baffle me still, my high school sports coaches put me in the first division of the rugby, cricket, and soccer teams. Hamish Bowles Read Quote
In the space of one lifetime, the Internet has opened up opportunities that were previously inconceivable. Najib Razak Read Quote
Our veterans and service members are known for their strength, but when they’re recovering from an operation or receiving emergency care, that strength can depend on seeing a spouse, talking with the kids or just knowing that loved ones are by their side. It isn’t difficult to imagine what a difference keeping families together can make. John Delaney Read Quote
When I made the leap from category romance to larger single-title books, I was encouraged to make the book ‘big,’ and suspense was allowed. Over the years, I’ve been able to write the kind of books I love, with a balance of suspense and romance. How lucky am I? Lisa Jackson Read Quote
I grew up on the side of the stage. I never had a fear of an audience. I never felt like they were separated from us. We were all in the living room, and it happens to be a big living room. I continue to operate on that assumption. Carlene Carter Read Quote
Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not. Henry Fielding Read Quote
We must reflect on the kind of country that we want to build and the kind of society which we are choosing to pass on to our children. Loretta Lynch Read Quote
