For me, writing a novel is like solving a puzzle. But I don't intend my novels as puzzles. I intend them as invitations to dance. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes dance intend invitation
Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself. Mohsin Hamid echoempathyfind Change image and share on social
If your sense of self is destabilised, to imagine being another becomes pretty easy. Mohsin Hamid destabiliseeasyimagine Change image and share on social
Growing up in Pakistan in the 1980s, I lived in the shadow of a tyrannical state. Mohsin Hamid 1980sgrowlive Change image and share on social
My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant. Hilary Mantel ambitionboycareer Change image and share on social
The thing about dancing - what it taught me all those years - is it gives you an amazing sense of discipline in forcing yourself to do things that you know are good for you but you don't really want to do. Madonna Ciccone amazedancediscipline share on social
This nation can no longer tolerate the autonomous conduct of any single service. A waste of the resources of America in spendthrift defense is an invitation to disaster for America. Louis A. Johnson americaautonomousconduct Change image and share on social