Actors love to do extreme things, so that is why they become actors; otherwise, they’d be novelists. Zal Batmanglij Read Quote
The latest horror to hit the U.S. looks to have been caused by people of Middle Eastern origin, bearing Muslim names. Again, shame. This fuels more hatred for a religion and a people who have nothing to do with these events. Cat Stevens Read Quote
We need to acknowledge that families come in multiple shapes and sizes, that love is not a finite asset, and that caregiving involves more than a genetic imperative. Andrew Solomon Read Quote
E-books are preferable to paper; they can be delivered instantly. In many cases, they’re cheaper; you can buy them with the press of a button. J. A. Konrath Read Quote
Every boy grows up trying to be like his father, but what if a boy grows up to be like his mother? Arjun Kapoor Read Quote
You know what I hate? I hate people who give me plants. The whole giving someone plants – it’s like giving someone a pet. I’m giving you responsibility, I’m giving you a thing that you now have to take care of for, like, a year until it dies, and then I’m giving you sadness and guilt. Chelsea Cain Read Quote
Writing and speaking and communicating, it’s something important to me, and something I want to get better at. C. J. McCollum Read Quote
I think that I have less conviction than ever that poetry matters – that poetry changes or saves anything or anyone. But, in fact, that’s tremendously freeing. If it doesn’t matter much, the stakes are lower and you can’t really fail. It’s insurrection. It’s a tiny alphabet revolution. A secret. A psalm. Daphne Gottlieb Read Quote
