Why should a horror film be just a horror film? To me, The Company of Wolves is a fairy tale; it's got all those elements plus a lot more. And we know that fairy tales aren't innocent any more. Neil Jordan companyelementfairy Change image and share on social
Why should a novelist not also be a historian? To force unnatural divisions within the English language is to work against its capacious and accommodating nature. To expect a writer to produce only novels, or only histories, is equivalent to demanding from a composer that he or she write only string quartets or piano sonatas. Peter Ackroyd accommodatecapaciouscomposer share on social
Why should American atrocities be merely unsettling, but a trip to Hanoi unconscionable? Tom Hayden americanatrocityhanoi Change image and share on social
Why should Americans go on with their lives as normal, worrying about calories and hair loss, while other people are worrying about where they are going to get their next piece of bread? Norman Finkelstein americanbreadcalorie Change image and share on social
Why should any man have power over any other man's faith, seeing Christ Himself is the author of it? George Fox authorchristfaith Change image and share on social
Why should anybody be interested in some old man who was a failure? Ernest Hemingway failureinterestman Change image and share on social
Why should anyone be interested in my life? It's the prurience I find so extraordinary. Why, why, oh why should my private life be of any interest to the public? The only people who should be interested are my friends. Kate O'Mara extraordinaryfindfriend share on social
Why should be elite, music? Excuse me. Music must be for everybody. Luciano Pavarotti eliteexcusemusic Change image and share on social
Why should Bollywood accept me? I should accept Bollywood. I don't care if Bollywood has accepted me. I don't seek acceptance. I don't need to live up to anybody's expectations. Kangana Ranaut acceptacceptancebollywood Change image and share on social
Why should citizenship be a matter of birth? The premise held by those who want to end birthright citizenship is that some people deserve it and some do not - that the status shouldn't be handed out automatically. Frankly, that's a premise worth considering. Eric Liu automaticallybirthbirthright share on social