I was a high school senior and home alone one night with my younger brother. And a guy - gunman - kicked in our front door at our home in New Jersey and held the two of us captive. We escaped. He caught us again. We escaped again. So, a pretty horrific experience. James Comey brothercaptivecatch share on social
When a car's ahead of you, as long as you can see it, you get a tow, just like the draft in NASCAR. Even if it's a long ways down the track, it punches a hole in the air that has to help. When you're running alone, you can feel the difference, and it shows on the clock, too. Mario Andretti aheadaircar share on social
The main functions of intelligence, that of inventing solutions and that of verifying them, do not necessarily involve one another. The first partakes of imagination; the second alone is properly logical. Jean Piaget functionimaginationintelligence share on social
They are all gone into the world of light, and I alone sit lingering here. Henry Vaughan lightlingersit Change image and share on social
I have always had a sense that we are all pretty much alone in life, particularly in adolescence. Robert Cormier adolescencelifepretty Change image and share on social
As someone who writes and teaches YA fiction, I spend a lot of time trying to define its character and readership, and I don't think I'm alone - genres are all about boundary drawing, and the YA genre is, in a lot of ways, about carving out boundaries around adolescence, a space for teenagers to do teenage things. Robin Wasserman adolescenceboundarycarve share on social
No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had spent more time alone with my computer'. Danielle Berry computerdeathbedgee Change image and share on social
She had the kids during the day and I would have them at night. That way they were never alone. I would put the kids to bed, and then I had nothing to do and nobody to talk to, so I would write. Clive Cussler beddaykid Change image and share on social
Global challenges also require global solutions, and few indeed are the situations in which the United States or any other country can act completely alone. Shashi Tharoor actchallengecompletely Change image and share on social
In a civilized society, all crimes are likely to be sins, but most sins are not and ought not to be treated as crimes. Man's ultimate responsibility is to God alone. Geoffrey Fisher civilizecrimegod Change image and share on social