Historical fiction was not – and is not – meant to supplant literature from the period it describes. As a veteran of the Crimea, Tolstoy wrote ‘War and Peace’ to match his own internal sense of the truth of the Napoleonic wars, to dramatize what he felt literature from that period had failed to describe. Alexander Chee Read Quote
I don’t mind if my future is long or short, as long as I’m doing the right thing. And as long as I behave for other people. Henry Allingham Read Quote
I know I’m not the only guy that’s had problems in life. And it seems to me that a lot of athletes shy away from talking about things that may have happened to them or their families. John Daly Read Quote
Senator Albert Gore Sr. was one of the first outspoken critics of the Vietnam War. Peter Jennings Read Quote
History is important but… I just wanna sing Beyonce songs all day long in front of a mirror. Zara Larsson Read Quote
I was excited to hear others talking of God. Most people in show business have some strong spirituality but don’t talk about it openly. Ben Harney Read Quote
I didn’t like talking about my divorce. I think I viewed that as something that was embarrassing or a failure. Pete Holmes Read Quote
Once you become a comedian, you accept that people are just going to yell stuff at you. Aziz Ansari Read Quote
