Eudora Welty’s ‘A Curtain of Green’ had an enormous effect on me. But my early attempts to graft stories from the Deep South onto North of England provincialism were not successful. All were rejected. Barry Unsworth Read Quote
I by no means intend to simplify the challenges women face in any culture. Women are marginalized in all cultures in my opinion, some in more extreme ways than others. Zainab Salbi Read Quote
Helen Mirren is like the sexiest woman on the planet to me. She is. Just the way she goes about everything. Barry Watson Read Quote
A mistress should be like a little country retreat near the town, not to dwell in constantly, but only for a night and away. William Wycherley Read Quote
Jesus had a universal concern for those who suffered that transcended the rules of the ancient world. John Ortberg Read Quote
I want to show people out there that there’s such a huge spectrum of people within the queer and Asian community. Nico Santos Read Quote
We should be proud of our country when we have done something to be proud of, when we have lived up to our own standards. But the flip side of genuine pride is being able to recognize when we have fallen short, and to hold ourselves to account. Anne-Marie Slaughter Read Quote
The Declaration of Independence promised citizens equal access to economic opportunity. This was the powerful principle for which men were willing to fight the American Revolution, but it was never codified in law. When the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution, they assumed that the country’s vast resources would ensure equality of opportunity. Heather Cox Richardson Read Quote
