Science fiction writers aren’t short of ideas. You can read a book, and it sets off a chain of thought processes, so it becomes a response to other people’s books. Alastair Reynolds Read Quote
I have a fascination with the nasty things people do to each other and the way relationships go wrong, and how there can be this very dark underbelly to seemingly normal, mundane domestic life. They’re the stories in the newspapers I always find interesting. That’s not a very nice thing to admit to, is it? Paula Hawkins Read Quote
It would be wrong to say that the city of Berlin is not regulated. What I think is more interesting is to what extent a city creates a sort of safe haven for its users, so that people feel confident that the city works on their behalf. Olafur Eliasson Read Quote
To get a FISA warrant to spy on a suspected spy, the feds go before a super-secret court located in a sealed room in the Department of Justice. With no defense lawyers present, they need only show probable cause that the target is an ‘agent of a foreign power’ engaged in intelligence gathering against the United States. Benjamin Wittes Read Quote
Many jazz artists go to L.A. seeking a more comfortable life and then they really stop playing. Sonny Rollins Read Quote
When you are the kid of an actor, it’s always a very inviting world. Everyone is nice to you, the hair and make-up people braid your hair and play with you, and the costume department makes outfits for your teddy bears. Katherine Waterston Read Quote
No matter where I go, I actually have a lot of couples coming and telling me that one of my songs was instrumental in strengthening their romance! Shreya Ghoshal Read Quote