The trajectory of a lot of black lives in the 20th century was people moving into cities. A lot of the issue with modern urban fantasy is that it's un-diverse, and that's crazy with what we know the history of cities here to be. Alaya Dawn Johnson 20thblackcentury share on social
I'm obsessed with history, especially WWII and the Jews in Europe during the Holocaust. Amy Heckerling europehistoryholocaust Change image and share on social
Strangers are exciting, their mystery never ends. But, there's nothing like looking at your own history in the faces of your friends. Ani DiFranco endexcitface Change image and share on social
It takes only a few seconds to make history new again. Amity Shlaes historymakesecond Change image and share on social
More people are reading poetry now than at any time in the history of the human race. Andrew Motion historyhumanpeople Change image and share on social
My job is to form the people, the story, the sentences. Every reader will bring their own life and their own history to the story and shape it accordingly. I guess you can say it's like I am sending them a letter. Amy Bloom bringformguess share on social
In the India I was growing up in, history wasn't really a wise career option. People would joke and say, 'History's okay, but what's your actual job?' I didn't come from a privileged background and couldn't afford to be irresponsible, so I did the pragmatic thing and did a MBA. Amish Tripathi actualaffordbackground share on social
The kitchen's a laboratory, and everything that happens there has to do with science. It's biology, chemistry, physics. Yes, there's history. Yes, there's artistry. Yes, to all of that. But what happened there, what actually happens to the food is all science. Alton Brown artistrybiologychemistry share on social
In most places and times in human history, babies have had not just one person but lots of people around who were really paying attention to them around, dedicated to them, cared to them, were related to them. I think the big shift in our culture is the isolation in which many children are growing up. Alison Gopnik attentionbabybig share on social
Modern Western thought will pass into history and be incorporated in it, will have its influence and its place, just as our body will pass into the composition of grass, of sheep, of cutlets, and of men. Alexander Herzen bodycompositioncutlet share on social