Books are not brands. Some people are very willing to see themselves as a brand, but you can't be a certain type of writer to a certain type of person all the time. It will kill you. Zadie Smith bookbrandkill Change image and share on social
I had my appendix removed in my 20s. I was in the middle of a play with Helen Mirren at the Royal Court Theatre, a fabulous career break. Then two weeks in I began suffering the most horrendous pain and had to pull out. Sadly, by the time I'd recovered, the show's run had ended. Cherie Lunghi 20sappendixbegin share on social
Donald Beardslee is set for execution this week in California. His crimes were about twenty years ago, but it will be the first execution in California in quite some time. Catherine Crier agobeardsleecalifornia Change image and share on social
We have to be plumbers, electricians, construction engineers, or workers, on the space station, but at the same time running a laboratory, being scientists, being the best laboratory assistants we can be. It's all in a bundle; it's very exciting, it's a lot of fun. Thomas Marshburn assistantbundleconstruction share on social
Hallucinatory - that's just the way everyday life is, in Colombia. All the time, you say to yourself, did I just see that? Barbet Schroeder colombiaeverydayhallucinatory Change image and share on social
The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. You can always do it better, find the exact word, the apt phrase, the leaping simile. Robert Cormier aptbeautifulbrain Change image and share on social
I am very sure that my children thrive on structure and need boundaries. I know my children need to know what time they are going to bed or how many more minutes until they are leaving for school, and so I have imposed a structure that allows them to know where they are all day long, every day in life. Jessica Seinfeld bedboundarychild share on social
Every time I open a new restaurant, I wake up in the middle of the night moaning about bread and water. I dream I am in the middle of the dining room, and I am panicked. Joe Bastianich breaddinedream Change image and share on social
If I could eat without gaining weight or getting unhealthy, I would eat all the time. Corey Johnson eatgaintime Change image and share on social
That is simply that Marxism has been tremendously fashionable in our time, so it has infected a very large number of major institutions in many countries of the world. So I suppose that we shouldn't be too surprised that it should infect the church as well. Jeane Kirkpatrick churchcountryfashionable share on social