“If humanity can exist for another million years, everybody's going to be a light shade of yellow-brown-red-tan.” Quote by Joe Mantegna
“I feel like today we always glorify the young, just-plucked-from-college writer. But it's much harder to start writing later, in middle age, struggling on a book around a full-time job and family.” FeelsWritingBookAgeTodayJobsYoungStruggleMiddleCollegeHarderMiddle AgesGlorifyFull Time Jobs Author:Toni Morrison
“I think one of the reasons I'm so thrilled with writing is because it is an act of reading for me at the same time, which is why my revisions are so sustained.” ThinkingWritingReasonReadingRevision Author:Toni Morrison
“Intimacy is extremely important to me and I want it to be extremely important to the readers.” WantImportantReaderIntimacy Author:Toni Morrison
“It's a little bit odd. The first time you do the play, you kind of throw yourself into it, trying to get the most out of all the individual moments. Then, a few hours later, you're still there, wondering what you could possibly do differently than what you just did a couple hours ago.” TryingFirstsKindLittlesStillsPlayMomentsIndividualBitsHoursWonderCoupleLittle BitFirst TimeOdd Author:Michael Shannon
“Womanists is what black feminists used to call themselves. Very much so. They were not the same thing. And also the relationship with men. Historically, black women have always sheltered their men because they were out there, and they were the ones that were most likely to be killed.” MenUsedBlackFeministBlack WomenBlack Feminist Author:Toni Morrison
“When I went into the publishing industry, many women talked about the difficulty they had in persuading their families to let them go to college. They educated the boys, and the girls had to struggle.” GirlBoysStruggleCollegeIndustryDifficultyEducatedPublishingPersuadingPublishing Industry Author:Toni Morrison
“That could sound arrogant, I guess, but sometimes I feel like I have a bit of a Zelig thing. I'll blend in wherever. I'm from the South, so I'll have a Southern accent when I'm home. But if I'm up here in New York, I have a British accent.” IfsFeelsSometimesHomeBitsSoundNew YorkSouthBritishSouthernArrogantAccentsSouthern Accent Author:Michael Shannon
“I was born in Georgia. That's where my grandparents-and all my people-are from. But my family traveled a great deal because my dad was in the army as a helicopter pilot.” PeopleBornDealsDadMy FamilyArmyMy DadPilotsTraveledGrandparentGeorgiaHelicopters Author:Michael Stipe
“I try not to spend too much time with regret, although I wish I'd had more hang time with my dad.” TryingWishToo MuchRegretDadMy Dad Author:Woody Harrelson
“[Columbia House] magazines were how I found out about the punk world going on in New York. Because of what I read, at the age of 15, I hounded the local record store to order a copy of Horses [1975] for me by Patti Smith.” WorldAgeOrderFoundHouseRecordsNew YorkHorseStoresLocalsMagazinesCopiesPunkColumbiaRecord Stores Author:Michael Stipe