I've got a book of poetry by the bed, one of these big collections that goes back to the Greeks and Romans. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes back bed big
Of course the biggest mafia in Russia has always been the government; in Soviet times, the Communist Party, and now a circle of former KGB and FSB. Martin Cruz Smith bigcirclecommunist Change image and share on social
I'd always been a great fan of George Orwell. Martin Cruz Smith fangeorgegreat Change image and share on social
As a novelist, I tell stories and people give me money. Then financial planners tell me stories and I give them money. Martin Cruz Smith financialgivemoney Change image and share on social
When I have a creative insight, there is a high. I think back in the day, I made music as much as I did because it made me feel so good. I think you could argue that there is a creative addiction - but, you know, the healthy kind. Lauryn Hill addictionargueback share on social
We exist in this weirdly schizo culture, where sex is everywhere in the media, and yet, at the same time, you don't sit down and have a conversation about what you did in bed last night with your friends. Despite the ubiquity of sex, it's still a taboo when it comes to day-to-day conversation. Mary Roach bedconversationculture share on social
I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones. Jonathan Tropper 80sactionbad Change image and share on social