Whenever I was encouraged by my elders to pick up a book, I was often told, ‘Read so as to know the world.’ And it is true; books have invited me into different countries, states of mind, social conditions and historical epochs; they have offered me a place at the most unusual gatherings. Hisham Matar Read Quote
It’s hard to explain to people how, if you’re really capable of providing the right professional work environment, it allows you to get more personal. Bill Pullman Read Quote
We all have a cradle-to-the-grave journey to make and, in between, what do you do? There’s got to be something hereafter. Robert Duvall Read Quote
There is not anything that can so suddenly flood the mind with shame as the conviction of ignorance, yet we are all ignorant of nearly everything there is to be known. Hilaire Belloc Read Quote
Books arrive in my head all at once, and then it becomes an 18-month process of getting it all down on paper. Douglas Coupland Read Quote
I mean at my best, who could give me a good fight? I don’t see nobody doing that. Riddick Bowe Read Quote
There is a huge tension in trying to write with small children because they demand your attention and your time with a fierceness that can be matched by nothing else, but if you are successful in writing while you have small children, I actually think that your writing is likely to be deeper than it was before. Alexi Zentner Read Quote
I have taxidermy pets that are very close to me. I have a little lizard with a head that comes on and off that I call Nicolas Cage because his face is long. And I have a big diamondback rattlesnake called Rufus, and I have some rats in jars and stuff. Mackenzie Davis Read Quote