I suppose that, for most of us, the fascination of conjoined twins is that such people can serve as symbols. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes conjoin fascination people
V. S. Pritchett was one of the most admired, fun, talked-about writers of the 20th century: he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth for his work with prose. He was born in 1900, wrote till he died in 1997, and has been tidily forgotten ever since. This is a real shame. Darin Strauss 20thadmirebear share on social
I've had menial jobs, and 'professional writer' isn't one of them. Darin Strauss havejobmenial Change image and share on social
What makes writing a memoir difficult is harder to quantify. Is it learning to know when you're ready to talk about something? Is it seeing the structure in a lumpen mass of fact? Is it finding out what you were really like as other people saw you? Yes to each. Darin Strauss difficultfactfind share on social
A hospital may spend several million dollars separating a pair of conjoined twins even though that separation is likely to leave them worse off. Alice Dreger badlyconjoindollar Change image and share on social
I don't care to analyze acting. On the other hand there is a fascination because distributors are putting out British films. You get films here with great performances you'll never see again. Why compare. We should go after the businessmen. Tim Roth actanalyzebritish share on social