In any case, Ives encouraged me to go into music even though he himself had such a hard time being a composer. Elliott Carter casecomposerencourage Change image and share on social
The economic and social problems would tend to become, like the military situation, more and more difficult as time went on and we became more and more isolated. Eamon de Valera difficulteconomicisolate Change image and share on social
There's no neutral language about travel. Either travel is described in ways that make it sound kind of shallow or just glossy or silly or a way for rich people to spend their time; or else travel is often described in quite derogatory ways, you know, like immigrants swarming across borders, for instance. Emma Donoghue borderderogatoryglossy share on social
At school, I was a shy lad and still am. But acting gives me licence to be up there, demanding the focus. It's the one time in my life where I don't have to shout to be heard. Emun Elliott actdemandfocus Change image and share on social
Valentine's Day: Rubbing singles' noses in their lack of a mate and the noses of couples in their lack of time. Emma McLaughlin coupledaylack Change image and share on social
There was a time in my life when I wasn't sure I'd ever write a short story again because I had started writing novels, and I am fundamentally a lazy person, and the fact is that a novel is a lazy person's form, really. That is, you can amble; you can digress. Elizabeth McCracken ambledigressfact share on social
Wintertime for me is a time when I do a lot of my writing in the studio. It's a time I enjoy. And it's very reflective and a very calming time of the year. Throughout the year I gather a lot of musical inspirations, and this is where I bring them to the studio and see what will evolve musically. Enya bringcalmenjoy share on social
I resisted children's writing for a long time. I saw myself as a writer of literary fiction. But I had so much more fun writing kids' books. Ellen Potter bookchildfiction Change image and share on social
I use a portable pocket ultrasound device instead of a stethoscope to listen to the heart, and I share it with the patient in real time. 'Look at your valve, look at your heart-muscle strength.' So they're looking at it with me. Normally a patient is tested by an ultrasonographer who is not allowed to tell them anything. Eric Topol allowdeviceheart share on social
The interesting thing about doing a play is to find a way to make it fresh and do it as though you were doing it for the first time. Ellen Burstyn findfreshinterest Change image and share on social