I learned that I suffered from bipolar II disorder, a less serious variant of bipolar I, which was once known as manic depression. The information was naturally frightening; up to 1 in 5 people with bipolar disorder will commit suicide, and rates may even be higher for those suffering from bipolar II. Ayelet Waldman Read Quote
I want to play a character which is as far away from myself as possible and a character that isn’t even human, a superhero is just that. Joivan Wade Read Quote
In Shakespeare, unique individuals repudiate the stereotypes demanded by the structure of the play: Shylock commands our sympathy, Barnardine refuses to be hanged. Individuals trump the category. Iain McGilchrist Read Quote
I’d rather have just one person who reads and feels my work deeply than hundreds of thousands who read it but don’t really care about. Derek Walcott Read Quote
When your spouse is given a bleak prognosis, you become an expert in soaking up every moment of every day. Mike Gallagher Read Quote
I support an equal playing field for plaintiffs and defendants – and the way to get that equal playing field is not by having unlimited discovery. Amul Thapar Read Quote
Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his life and fortune. Montesquieu Read Quote
