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
There was definitely a point in my thirties when I thought, ‘Oh, wow, I’m not the youngest person on the set anymore.’ But I like it. Working with younger artists is totally exciting. Spike Jonze Read Quote
Women who give up their children for adoption are years and years later talking about how painful it was, much more than women who have abortions. Katha Pollitt Read Quote
I think some people watch ‘Raging Bull,’ or they watch ‘The Piano Teacher,’ and I think they’re more, maybe, able to process an antihero in a dramatic context, where people more want comedy to take care of them. But that’s not really taking care of people. That’s just providing escape, which sometimes is necessary. Brett Gelman Read Quote
I think in a weird way that the entertainment industry is strangely more brutally honest than any other. Donal Logue Read Quote
Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime, nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time. John Donne Read Quote
In my travels, which have been wider than ever man yet accomplished, I have seen many, many wild beasts of Arabia and India; but this beast, that is commonly called a Tyrant, I know not how many heads it has, nor if it be crooked of claw, and armed with horrible fangs. Apollonius of Tyana Read Quote
In 18th-century Scotland, the main event was the Jacobite rebellion under Bonnie Prince Charlie, so that seems like a nice dramatic backdrop. Diana Gabaldon Read Quote
