I'm cursed with this puritanical streak that makes me want everything to be about something. It's a terrible affliction. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes affliction curse make
Flying into a storm, even its outer edges, did not seem like a good idea to me. And this was no ordinary tempest. Everyone on the bridge knew what it was: the Devil's Fist, a near-eternal typhoon that migrated about the North Indian basin year-round. She was infamous, and earned her name by striking airships out of the sky. Kenneth Oppel airshipbasinbridge share on social
When I'd written my 'Silverwing' series - I'd imbued the bats with full human awareness and vocabulary. Kenneth Oppel awarenessbatfull Change image and share on social
I wrote 'Airborn' after completing three books about bats. I loved my bats, but what a treat it was to write about humans again. They could eat food other than midges and mosquitoes, they wore clothing, they slept in beds - all this struck me as wonderfully novel. Kenneth Oppel airbornbatbed share on social
The Jewish background is not that far from the black groove. Blacks are downtrodden, Jews are downtrodden, therefore they have something in common in that affliction. Being downtrodden often makes one more empathetic and sympathetic. Jerry Leiber afflictionbackgroundblack share on social
The great curse of modern political life is incrementalism. Paul Keating cursegreatincrementalism Change image and share on social
I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way. Scarlett Johansson determinegirlhave Change image and share on social