Oddly, I'd been to most of the locations where I started photographing slavery many times before. I even considered some of them homes-away-from-home. But there can be dark corners in familiar places. Lisa Kristine considercornerdark Change image and share on social
Oddly, I do have a problem with authority. I find it very difficult to knuckle down and follow rules. Which are the classic symptoms of someone who has a troubled relationship with their father. And yet, I never had a problem with my father. Toby Young authorityclassicdifficult share on social
Oddly, I feel more protected when I write in Italian, even though I'm also more exposed. Jhumpa Lahiri exposefeelitalian Change image and share on social
Oddly, in this age of the blinding white Oprah pantsuit, when everything is illuminated, it seems a Victorian lace curtain still hangs over the delicate womanly matter of our personal expenditures. Sandra Tsing Loh ageblindcurtain Change image and share on social
Oddly my name has been no professional help at all! It seems to have made no difference. I admire him hugely, both for his benevolence and his enormous psychological perception. Joanna Trollope admirebenevolencedifference Change image and share on social
Oddly, the meanings of books are defined for me much more by their beginnings and middles than they are by their endings. Lev Grossman beginningbookdefine Change image and share on social
Oddly, the military world is one of great sameness. There is an orderly quality to life on an army base, and even the children of the military are brought up with that sense of order and sameness. Lois Lowry armybasebring Change image and share on social
Oddly, when I started to make the record, I wasn't aware I was making a record. I just was sort of disgusted with the whole thing and sequestered myself in the basement and started playing the piano just for something to do. Paul Westerberg awarebasementdisgust share on social
Odds are you know some narcissists. Odds are they're smart, confident and articulate. They make you laugh, they make you think; the first time you met, they probably charmed the pants off of you - perhaps even literally. The odds are also that that spell didn't last. Jeffrey Kluger articulatecharmconfident share on social
Of a truth, there is an inward, formless, inarticulate, almost unconscious, prayer, the very breath of love, whereby the soul is knit fast to the God whom it has tracked, amidst the tangled underwood of human life, to his covert on the eternal hills. Vincent McNabb amidstbreathcovert share on social