Language-wise, my mom and dad’s dialect, they’re pretty obscure. It’s Chinese, but not your traditional Chinese, like Cantonese or Mandarin. It wasn’t something that I got to use very much growing up. We eventually just spoke English around the house. James Wan Read Quote
It’s expected of novels that they should explain the world and create the illusion that things are ultimately logical and coherent. But that’s not what I see around me. Often, events remain mysterious and unresolved, and our emotions reach no catharsis. Damon Galgut Read Quote
You’ve got to want to compete with the best of the best and when the pressure’s on. Alex Bregman Read Quote
Growing up, the one thing I noticed was that everyone seemed to laugh at my jokes wherever I went. Lil Dicky Read Quote
Uncategorized I sometimes feel it is to my disadvantage that I have not conducted the Cleveland Orchestra or the Boston or Chicago symphonies, but then I have had to sacrifice something in order to have enough time with my orchestras. Zubin Mehta Read Quote
I’m a hoarder. For me, documentation has always been key, and I’ve kept everything from my past. Diane Keaton Read Quote
I feel like my objective in music is to take a hammer and nail and chip away a piece of my heart and give it to someone, so I feel, with merch, it’s a tangible parallel of that. Jessie Reyez Read Quote
Celebrity farmer. Now there’s a phrase that should be an oxymoron. There are farmers on both sides of my family, and I can attest that the overlap between the way farmers live, work and think, and celebrity culture, is exactly 0%. John Lanchester Read Quote
I miss the anonymity that comes with New York because everyone around you is so immersed in their own journey. Jordana Brewster Read Quote
