Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen. Theophile Gautier eyesoultransparent Change image and share on social
'Eyes Wide Open' took shape from two real life events straight from my own past. One was the sad suicide of my young nephew, a troubled kid, who was found at the bottom of a landmark cliff in central California. The second was a chance encounter forty years ago with none other than, ahem, Charles Manson! Andrew Gross agoahemcalifornia share on social
Ezekiel Boone's books, starting with 'The Hatching' series, are meant to be big, sprawling, smart, entertaining books that are fun above all else; the literary novels written under my real name, Alexi Zentner, are certainly a little more quiet. Alexi Zentner alexibigbook share on social
Ezra Klein gets under my skin. He seems to spout the party line. Mickey Kaus ezrakleinline Change image and share on social
Ezra Pound was a crackpot on social and political issues, but he knew what he was talking about in matters of the written language. Pete Hamill crackpotezraissue Change image and share on social
Ezra was right half the time, and when he was wrong, he was so wrong you were never in any doubt about it. Ernest Hemingway doubtezrahalf Change image and share on social
F.D.R. achieved greatness not by means of imposing his temperament and intellect on the world but by reacting to what the world threw at him. Maureen Dowd achievegreatnessimpose Change image and share on social
F.D.R. had an economic crisis of unprecedented proportions in 1933 when he drove 15 major bills through the Congress, and super majorities in the House and the Senate in 1935 when he won passage of Social Security. Robert Dallek billcongresscrisis share on social
F.D.R. had to deal with Southern segregationists - and outright racists - who held power in Congress, so he had to yield to that power in order to get his New Deal legislation passed. Jeff Greenfield congressdealhold Change image and share on social
F. Lee Bailey had been an inspiration to me. It was my desire to have him behind the scenes, to rely on his great wisdom and his brainpower, but I did not feel he should be in the courtroom. Robert Shapiro baileybrainpowercourtroom Change image and share on social