“Today's wars are about oil. But alternate energies exist now - solar, wind - for every important energy-using activity in our lives. The only human work that cannot be done without oil is war.” HumansImportantWarDoneTodayEnergyOur LivesWindActivityOil Author:Grace Paley
“Just when I most needed important conversation, a sniff of the man-wide world, that is, at least one brainy companion who could translate my friendly language into his tongue of undying carnal love, I was forced to lounge in our neighborhood park, surrounded by children.” MenWorldChildrenImportantLanguageWomenNeededConversationWideTongueParksNeighborhoodFriendlyCompanionTranslate Book:The Collected Stories Source: The Collected Stories
“My family were Russian Jews. They got you to read as soon as you could. And then assumed you would read a lot. People didn't really tell stories but they were good talkers. That's important for a writer, to hear speakers.” PeopleImportantStoriesMy FamilyJewSpeakersTalkers Author:Grace Paley
“I was fortunate that by the time I was born, there were a lot of comforts and at the same time I lived in a neighborhood where it was brought to my eyes every single day that people didn't live like me. Every day I knew that many of my friends "got relief." That was important in my thinking about the world, thinking that not everybody lived that way.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayImportantEyeBornComfortMy FriendsLike MeFortunateReliefNeighborhood Author:Grace Paley
“The only thing you should have to do is find work you love to do. And I can't imagine living without having loved a person. A man, in my case. It could be a woman, but whatever. I think, what I always tell kids when they get out of class and ask, 'What should I do now?' I always say, 'Keep a low overhead. You're not going to make a lot of money.' And the next thing I say: 'Don't live with a person who doesn't respect your work.' That's the most important thing—that's more important than the money thing. I think those two things are very valuable pieces of information.” ThinkingMenShouldPersonsI CanTwoImportantKidsNextAsksClassCasesPiecesImagineInformationLowsShould HaveImportant ThingsValuableTwo ThingsLots Of MoneyShould IOverheadWork You Love Author:Grace Paley
