It's hard to write a war story without thinking about the 'Iliad.' Because the 'Iliad' knows everything about war. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes hard iliad story
Even though I went to Exeter and Yale, and I enjoyed all the trappings of those places, I think at the same time - and maybe it's because I'm an immigrant kid and not white - there was always this other consciousness; that is, I was conscious of everything that was going on. Chang-Rae Lee consciousconsciousnessenjoy share on social
To be honest, I'm not that much of a reader of Korean fiction, since so little is translated. Chang-Rae Lee fictionhonestkorean Change image and share on social
What's fun about a dystopian novel is that we can enjoy and be entertained. But that world is only slightly different, right? It's familiar enough to be recognizable, and skewed enough to give us pause. Chang-Rae Lee dystopianenjoyentertain share on social
It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly. Pierce Brosnan badlydangerousgood Change image and share on social
I laugh at absurdity hardest, then stories, then observations, then bearded men on roller skates. T. J. Miller absurditybeardedhard Change image and share on social
When I was nine, I started reading Homer. I would get up at four o'clock in the morning, before I had to go to school, in third or fourth grade, and, for several hours, I would read 'The Iliad' or 'The Odyssey.' Franz Wright clockfourthgrade share on social