You're taught from the day you start medical school that you're a god, that you can have power over life and death. So when your life starts to crumble, and the highest power you see is looking back in the mirror - and you know that power is flawed - it is very hard to get past that. Michael Palmer backcrumbleday share on social
My theory is to enjoy life, but the practice is against it. Charles Lamb enjoylifepractice Change image and share on social
Being an actor, you can get spoilt a little bit: car services come and pick you up, you get put up in nice hotels, people fetch you coffee, and so on. It is wonderful, but you can get lost in that world pretty quickly and start believing that it is real life. Neil Jackson actorbelievebite share on social
Sometime early in life, I developed the notion - one which I have never relinquished - that writing a novel is the very finest thing a person can do. Irvin D. Yalom developearlyfine Change image and share on social
It is my hope that Pope Francis realizes his time is better spent focusing on matters like religious tolerance and the sanctity of all life. Paul Gosar focusfrancishope Change image and share on social
My life is storytelling. I believe in stories, in their incredible power to keep people alive, to keep the living alive, and the dead. Tim O'Brien alivedeadincredible Change image and share on social
I don't think life is absurd. I think we are all here for a huge purpose. I think we shrink from the immensity of the purpose we are here for. Norman Mailer absurdhugeimmensity Change image and share on social
The prime goal is to alleviate suffering, and not to prolong life. And if your treatment does not alleviate suffering, but only prolongs life, that treatment should be stopped. Christiaan Barnard alleviategoallife Change image and share on social
'Poltergeist' was the film that scarred me for life. I saw it at such a young age - 5 or 6 years old - and it has one of the creepiest doll sequences with the clown, and ever since then, I've just been fascinated by dolls. James Wan ageclowncreepy share on social
I've done nothing with my life but write plays. Israel Horovitz havelifeplay Change image and share on social
