“So-called restoration is at least as tricky as brain surgery. Most pictures expire under scalpel and sponge.” ArtBrainSurgeryRestorationTrickySpongesBrain SurgeryScalpels Author:Alexander Eliot
“The irrepressible spirit that made his playing seem like good conversation is the Rubinstein legacy for pianists, if they can pick up their heads from the keyboard long enough to claim it.” IfsLongArtMadeEnoughSeemsSpiritConversationPicksClaimsLegacyKeyboardsPianistGood ConversationIrrepressible Author:Donal Henahan
“Why not say it? I'm bursting out of my cocoon. It was all too nice in the past - it never knocked anyone out. But last year... my first opening night at the Met - I looked out and heard all that cheering... for me... And I loved it.” YearsFirstsArtLastsPastNightNiceHeardMetsOpeningWhy NotCheerLast YearBurstingCocoonsToo NiceOpening NightBursting Out Author:Benita Valente
“Just as the blessings of God are unutterably great, so their acquisition requires much hardship and toil undertaken with hope and faith.” ChristianBlessingOrthodoxHardshipToilAcquisitionHope And Faith Author:Macarius of Egypt
“I've made my evolutionary purpose and had children. I don't care if anybody likes me, I'm going to do what I want to do. I'm going to do a whole comedy show about swimming in the loathsomely cold waters of Maine.” IfsWantChildrenMadeWholeShowsCarePurposeWaterComedyColdDon't CareLikesI Don't CareSwimmingMaineCold WaterComedy Shows Author:John Hodgman
“I don't care if I tell that story and John Roderick gets up afterward and yells, 'I hope you enjoyed the white privilege, mortality comedy of John Hodgman!' That's me!" I'm going to play a sad Handsome Family song at the end and I guarantee you everyone is going to love it because, sometimes, you need a grown man or woman to tell you what you like.” IfsMenNeedsEndsSometimesPlayStoriesCareSongWhiteComedyPrivilegeDon't CareGet UpEnjoyedI Don't CareGuaranteesMortalityHandsomeWhite PrivilegeGrown Man Author:John Hodgman
“I start by mulling a question and before I know it, a whole drama is unfolding in my head. Often, an idea sticks before I know what I'm going to do with it.” KnowsIdeasWholeDramaSticksUnfoldingMulling Author:Jodi Picoult
“I love getting fan mail. Often, as a writer, you never know what your readers think of a book... you get critical reviews and sales figures, but none of that is the same as knowing you've made a person stay up all night reading, or helped them have a good cry, or really touched their life.” ThinkingKnowsPersonsMadeBookNightReadingKnowingFansCryFiguresReaderCriticalTouchedReviewsMailAll NightUp All NightFan Mail Author:Jodi Picoult