Of the 55 refineries closed in America in the last 10 years, they were all closed for economic reasons, mostly oil company mergers. Not a single one was closed for environmental purposes or objections. Peter DeFazio americaclosecompany share on social
Of the 60 movies I wrote, more than half were written in two weeks or less. Ben Hecht halfmovieweek Change image and share on social
Of the authors published under Ballantine's Adult Fantasy logo, only Evangeline Walton 'spoke' to me. Stephen R. Donaldson adultauthorballantine Change image and share on social
Of the big horror movies of the '70s, you have 'The Omen,' 'The Sentinel,' 'Rosemary's Baby,' 'The Stepford Wives,' 'Burnt Offerings' - these are all romantic fatalist movies where there's a sort of glimmer of hope... but darkness wins. Chuck Palahniuk 70sbabybig share on social
Of the birth of subgenres, there is no end. They arise like bubbles full of miraculous hopes and potentials from the Planckian foam of the canon, inspiring writers new and established alike. Paul Di Filippo alikearisebirth Change image and share on social
Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content. Samuel Johnson blessingchoicecontent Change image and share on social
Of the countless ways to feel old in your 40s, perhaps none is quite as perplexing as seeing a young person trendily decked out in 1980s-style garb and saying to yourself, 'I can't believe that look is back in style. It was bad enough the first time around!' Meghan Daum 1980s40sback share on social
Of the fellows least likely to be president, you'd have to vote Jack No. 1. George Smathers fellowjackpresident Change image and share on social
Of the female black authors, I really like Morrison's early books a lot. But she's really become so much a clone of Faulkner. He did it better. Leslie Fiedler authorblackbook Change image and share on social
Of the first seven novels I wrote, numbers four and five were published. Numbers one, two, three, six, and seven, have never seen the light of day... and rightly so. Sue Grafton daylightnovel Change image and share on social
