Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe buycastleforty Change image and share on social
It seems that when you have cancer you are a brave battler against the disease, but when you have Alzheimer's you are an old fart. That's how people see you. It makes you feel quite alone. Terry Pratchett alzheimerbattlerbrave Change image and share on social
When I first started tweeting, I was just doing it because I was watching 'Breaking Bad' in my trailer and I was so scared by the assassinating cousins. And when people started responding to me, I realized it was like I wasn't watching it alone. Retta assassinatebadbreak share on social
You have very accurately described the difficulty of presenting my books on film: many of my characters are alone most of the time, and when they do talk, what they say is mostly lies. That can make for a pretty confusing film. Thomas Perry accuratelybookcharacter share on social
I do read all my work aloud as I'm working - this has made it a little hard to adjust to my husband's retirement. I can shout the shouty parts if I'm alone in the house, but of course, I feel a fool if someone is there to hear me. Karen Joy Fowler adjustaloudfeel share on social
It's our government; just leave us alone and... let the free market create the jobs. Stephen Fincher createfreegovernment Change image and share on social
If there is anything about your 'self' of which you can be sure, it is that it is anchored in your own body and yours alone. The person you experience as 'you' is here and now and nowhere else. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran anchorebodyexperience Change image and share on social
Even when I'm alone, my life revolves around film. I think that's why I live in New York, not L.A., where it's so concentrated. Paul Dano concentratefilmlife Change image and share on social
You watch a hockey game, and the hand-eye coordination and the speed is really miraculous; how those guys track the puck alone, just following it with their eyes. Liev Schreiber coordinationeyegame Change image and share on social
Has any movie captured a moment in social, let alone musical, history with as much acuity and joy as 'A Hard Day's Night'? Richard Corliss acuitycaptureday Change image and share on social
