As a kid, I didn’t need to be convinced the future promised peril and oppression, so when I started thinking up the middle-grade science fiction novel that became ‘The Boy at the End of the World,’ it seemed only natural to build the story around a dark vision of the future. In my book, civilization has nearly destroyed itself. Greg van Eekhout Read Quote
The pattern shows that whenever countries try to construct access to the single market… it has required freedom of movement and massive contributions to the E.U. budget, and no role in any decision making processes that frame the rules. Jo Johnson Read Quote
I’ve been trying to write a book since before I was old enough to vote, and I’ve collected many rejection slips from publishers and magazines. I used to keep them all stuck to my refrigerator, with magnets, but an ex-girlfriend told me they were depressing, and defeatist, and suggested I take them down. A very wise suggestion on her part. J. R. Moehringer Read Quote
In reality, both religion and science are expressions of man’s uncertainty. Perhaps the paradox is that certainty, whether it be in science or religion, is dangerous. Robert Winston Read Quote
When you’re 22 or 23, you think the world revolves around you, and I felt that way for a long time. But I just turned 30, and I love it! You realize, ‘Whoa, baby, you ain’t all that.’ And you’re not! You’re just a woman out there doing something she loves. Jamie Luner Read Quote
Nothing could be more dangerous than following the popular maxim whereby it is the spirit of the law that must be consulted. This is an embankment that, once broken, gives way to a torrent of opinions. Cesare Beccaria Read Quote
The thing I remember about New York was how little I felt. I arrived with one small bag and $15. Desi Arnaz Read Quote
The mobile middle class gravitates to the cities where housing is affordable. Virginia Postrel Read Quote