I have been the person who tries to keep conversation light while talking to someone whose heart has been smashed. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes conversation heart light
The thing that most interests me about writing - there are lots of things, but the thing I can't do without - is the hit of happiness a lovely sentence delivers. Elizabeth McCracken deliverhappinesshit Change image and share on social
I work in my office on the campus of the University of Texas. It's the sort of place described as 'book-lined', but it's recently tipped over into 'fire-hazard' territory. Elizabeth McCracken bookcampusfire Change image and share on social
It's hard to know which made me more aware of the impossibility of protecting children - having a child die or having had two live. Elizabeth McCracken awarechilddie Change image and share on social
We exist in this weirdly schizo culture, where sex is everywhere in the media, and yet, at the same time, you don't sit down and have a conversation about what you did in bed last night with your friends. Despite the ubiquity of sex, it's still a taboo when it comes to day-to-day conversation. Mary Roach bedconversationculture share on social
Sometimes you see films, not just science fiction films, where you get the sense that if the camera were to pan just to the left or the right, all of a sudden you'd be seeing light stands and crew standing around. But with 'Blade Runner,' the beauty of it is that it felt like a real, breathing city. Duncan Jones beautybladebreathe share on social
It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up. Ginnifer Goodwin breakcouragefind Change image and share on social