When I was a child, I felt at times that I had been born into an insane asylum, that much of human life appeared to be an insane asylum. It was bewildering. Nathaniel Branden appearasylumbear Change image and share on social
I don't take myself terribly seriously. It's why I can be incredibly honest about my life. Mariel Hemingway honestincrediblylife Change image and share on social
I don't have to go to church. The church is within me and the experience is my own. It's my life experience. Mariel Hemingway churchexperiencelife Change image and share on social
My life was a sort of series of random disasters. Claire Tomalin disasterliferandom Change image and share on social
Tel Aviv is buzzing with so much life, you could bottle it and sell it as honey, and even Jerusalem has a certain fizz. But if you want to see anger, go to Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem on a Friday afternoon. Clive Sinclair afternoonangeraviv share on social
My own zigzag path through life led me back to Santa Cruz in the early Eighties, and I have revisited regularly since. The place hasn't changed: head in the clouds, backside on the hills and feet in the ocean - one of the most decent and beautiful places on earth. Clive Sinclair backbacksidebeautiful share on social
As I was writing, I realised I wasn't sufficiently extrovert to gather enough interesting souls with tall tales around me. I was no Louis Theroux. But neither was I interested in exploring my inner life in public, in the manner of a Jonathan Raban. Clive Sinclair exploreextrovertgather share on social
My father left when I was three, and I have no memory of him. The most significant male figures in my life were my grandfather, in whose house I lived during the first 10 years of my childhood, and later my stepfather. Isabel Allende childhoodfatherfigure share on social
I want to have an epic life. I want to tell my life with big adjectives. I want to forget all the grays in between, and remember the highlights and the dark moments. Isabel Allende adjectivebigdark Change image and share on social
