In my books, I never portray violence as a reasonable solution to a problem. If the lead characters in the story are driven to it, it's at the extreme end of their experience. Dean Koontz bookcharacterdrive Change image and share on social
I have represented farmers in federal court during the Iowa farm crisis. A farmer from Butler County. I don't think Sen. Grassley had that life experience. It's just a simple difference of who we are and where we've come from. Bruce Braley butlercountycourt share on social
My poems - I don't even like the sound of that, in a way. Not that anyone else wrote them. But we know that only people who are really close to us care about our personal experience. Sharon Olds carecloseexperience Change image and share on social
We have a tendency to think of war as this quasi-mystical thing, and that interpretation flattens the experience - by using different perspectives, I wanted to open a place for readers to compare and contrast, to make judgments, to engage. Phil Klay comparecontrastengage share on social
In my experience, it's all wonderful with girls until about 16. Around that time, boys kind of calm down and start focusing their testosterone. Girls get a little challenging, especially for fathers. Tim Allen boycalmchallenge Change image and share on social
My experience growing up in a rough and tumble town in the blue-collar world of Western Pennsylvania in the 1970s was that anything a man did was always more important than anything a woman did. Tawni O'Dell 1970sbluecollar Change image and share on social
I graduated from UC San Diego, wanted to work in film to get my hands-on real experience, did music videos, TV, feature films, all kinds of stuff. Ziad Doueiri diegoexperiencefeature Change image and share on social
Connecting dots is not that rewarding of an experience. Damon Lindelof connectdotexperience Change image and share on social
In our society, daily experience teaches the individual to want and need a never-ending supply of new toys and drugs. Christopher Lasch dailydrugend Change image and share on social
Making 'Beloved' was an awesome experience. Kimberly Elise awesomebelovedexperience Change image and share on social
