It's a question of dropping the armor and getting up and doing the work you want to do. And film at first is frightening because you are like, 'What's that camera doing?' But then it becomes family and therefore a really wonderful experience. Ann Dowd armorcameradrop share on social
In some ways, in 'The Queen of the Night,' I'm writing about some of the experience that I had with 'Edinburgh' where I was entirely unable to speak about what had happened to me as a child, but I could read from the novel. Alexander Chee childedinburghexperience share on social
A meal can be an erotic experience in itself. Alex Comfort eroticexperiencemeal Change image and share on social
Go and experience life the way that someone else might experience it. Maybe you'll find meaning in a different corner of your brain. The fact that it changed doesn't negate the fact that it ever mattered. Angel Olsen brainchangecorner share on social
Mothering has been the richest experience of my life, but I am still opposed to Mother's Day. It perpetuates the dangerous idea that all parents are somehow superior to non-parents. Anne Lamott dangerousdayexperience Change image and share on social
I will do simple cleanses and have a day where I'm quiet and don't talk. I need to have this experience, especially after work has been really intense. Andie MacDowell cleansedayexperience Change image and share on social
There's a beauty to wisdom and experience that cannot be faked. It's impossible to be mature without having lived. Amy Grant beautyexperiencefake Change image and share on social
I think I draw most inspiration from writers like Richelle Mead and filmmakers like John Hughes. They both really understand the experience of being a teenager and how insistent and intense everything feels, but they're also smart, savvy, and fun. Amanda Hocking drawexperiencefelt share on social
Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again. Andre Gide backbeginlisten Change image and share on social
For me, the short story is the depth of a novel, the breadth of a poem, and, as you come to the last few paragraphs, the experience of surprise. Amy Bloom breadthdepthexperience Change image and share on social
