The best books of our times have included the three mature volumes of Philip Larkin. They’re very short books of poems, and very carefully arranged. Robert Morgan Read Quote
Do I believe that their coverage is slanted and biased? Yes. I’ve seen it with my own eyes. A majority of reporters are liberal. Stephanie Grisham Read Quote
When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live. Stuart Scott Read Quote
When I speak at my local church, which I try to do 35 to 40 times a year, I try in every lesson to take the Old Testament text or New Testament text and apply them to what is happening to me or how that applies to the audience that I’m teaching in a modern, fast-changing, technological world. I use headlines, interfaith and that sort of thing. Jimmy Carter Read Quote
We do not fully understand the consequences of rising populations and increasing energy consumption on the interwoven fabric of atmosphere, water, land and life. Martin Rees Read Quote
Perhaps of all the most basic elements of music, rhythm most directly affects our central nervous system. George Crumb Read Quote
I’m going to get hated for saying this, but honestly, fantasy is easy to write because you can do anything. It’s like when Raymond Chandler brings in a bloke with a gun when he’s stuck – in fantasy, up pops a wizard, and off we go. Mal Peet Read Quote
Sharing a room with one person is worse than sharing with six, and sharing with six is in some ways worse than sharing with sixty. Geoff Dyer Read Quote
