I'm of that generation of Jews still deeply influenced by the Holocaust. Certainly the notion that the state power to kill can be subject to such extraordinary abuse is always lurking beneath the surface for me. Certainly my experience and identity as a Jew is there. Scott Turow abusebeneathdeeply share on social
Writing 'Book 1: The Maze of Bones' didn't feel much different than writing one of my other novels, but I thought it was very innovative to offer the website and trading card components as well for those readers who wanted to go more in depth with the Cahill experience. Rick Riordan bonebookcahill share on social
I decided early on that I wanted to participate in the greater American experience, rather than the parochial one in Mississippi. But I have an urge as a writer to meld the Southern experience into the larger American one. Richard Ford americandecideearly share on social
A twenty-one-year-old writer is likely to be inhibited by a lack of usable experience. Childhood and adolescence were something I knew. Ian Mcewan adolescencechildhoodexperience Change image and share on social
Comedy is a shared experience, and I think it's great to open that to a wide demographic. Dave Coulier comedydemographicexperience Change image and share on social
I love being immersed in nature, going to places in the world that are pristine and untouched by man. It's almost a religious experience when you go to a place like the Amazon, and there's no civilisation for thousands of miles. Leonardo DiCaprio amazoncivilisationexperience share on social
Everybody has fallen down or been disappointed in love. Where you truly shine is when you get back up. Use it as a learning experience and believe in all of the possibilities. backdisappointexperience share on social
Our goal is to make it so there's as little friction as possible to having a social experience. Mark Zuckerberg experiencefrictiongoal Change image and share on social
I put myself in a spiritual and physical place where I've learned from experience the synapses are likely to fire and the juices are likely to flow, and simply begin to write. Miller Williams beginexperiencefire Change image and share on social
With most of the songs and music that I've composed, irrespective of the myriad videos made, I was always careful not to overly define the experience, leaving room for people to internalize things for themselves, making their experience more integral. Serj Tankian carefulcomposedefine share on social