Never mind money; the gifts of time and skill call into being the richest marketplace in the world. Maeve Binchy callgiftmarketplace Change image and share on social
Every time I listen to Jeff Beck my whole view of guitar changes radically. He's way, way out, doing things you never expect. Brian May beckexpectguitar Change image and share on social
Time is the only critic without ambition. John Steinbeck ambitioncritictime Change image and share on social
Every time I've had to do journalistic investigations, I've cursed, but later I discovered that it had helped me enormously with writing fiction. It's the one thing that can save me from becoming an academic writer. Italo Calvino academiccursediscover share on social
When you've lost a loved one, you realise how grateful you are for any help in those moments, and any scheme that tries to help families during that terrible time gets my backing. Stephen Mangan backfamilygrateful Change image and share on social
You want to suggest something new, but at the same time, resolve the drama of the action in the novel. Michael Ondaatje actiondramaresolve Change image and share on social
I can't sit back and swallow stuff. I live in a time and place, and in a country on earth where you're not supposed to swallow it. People just gave up. Gary Coleman backcountryearth Change image and share on social
If women's choices - such as taking time off to rear children - make them less productive in the economy, does adolescent boys' behavior in school make them even less so, because they are missing the educational potential of their formative years? Sendhil Mullainathan adolescentbehaviorboy share on social
Computers are still technology because we are still wrestling with it: it's still being invented; we're still trying to work out how it works. There's a world of game interaction to come that you or I wouldn't recognise. It's time for the machines to disappear. The computer's got to disappear into all of the things we use. Douglas Adams computerdisappeargame share on social
When I don't have a good time making music, I think of quitting a lot. I really do. I can create something else. I'll do something else. Danger Mouse creategoodlot Change image and share on social