Clearly, the inhabitants of stable democracies find it hard to appreciate what they have: ‘You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone’ isn’t just a song lyric; it’s an expression of something fundamental about the human brain. Anne Applebaum Read Quote
I consider science fiction and fantasy my genre. And I’ve noticed over the years that there doesn’t tend to be a lot of lighthearted, comedic stuff. Gail Carriger Read Quote
At Harvard, I got to meet and have dinner with Jamaica Kincaid. Just to have conversations with professors was absolutely amazing. Yance Ford Read Quote
Grooming a successor, is it an inheritance? In a democratic party, you don’t want leaders appointed that way. They have to be appointed properly by the people. Robert Mugabe Read Quote
When I made ‘A Few Small Repairs’ and it did well, I followed that up with having a baby, and that was not received well at my record company. I was written off, and that had a bearing on my career. Shawn Colvin Read Quote
