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When you sign on to be an activist in northwest Montana, people in the grocery store will avoid eye contact, particularly if they're hanging out with outspoken opponents to your views. Rick Bass activistavoidcontact Change image and share on social
A novel that features real people is complicated, but in the end, that extra challenge is all for the good. Rick Bass challengecomplicateend Change image and share on social
I think a novelist must be more tender with living or 'real' people. The moral imperative of having been entrusted with their story looms before you every day, in every sentence. Rick Bass dayentrustimperative Change image and share on social
It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly. Pierce Brosnan badlydangerousgood Change image and share on social
Not many people were speaking truth to power in the '80s. I had a really good time doing it - I found it gratifying. It was a joy to have an opportunity to say what you believed. It's challenging to do it in fiction, but I liked writing the novels. I liked writing 'Democracy' particularly. Joan Didion 80sbelievechallenge share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social