“If you care too much about Singapore, first it'll break your spirit, and finally it will break your heart.” Quote by Alfian Sa'at
“Words have a universe of qualities other than those of descriptive relation: Hardness, Density, Sound-Shape, Vector-Force, & Degrees of Transparency/Opacity.” UniverseForceSoundQualityShapesDegreesRelationTransparencyDensityHardnessVectors Author:Clark Coolidge
“With Salvage the Bones, Jesmyn Ward has written the best sort of novel-a beautiful, important book that's both unflinching and tender, heartbreaking and triumphant. A lyrical and riveting testament to the strength of the human spirit, as well as the power of family and community. Ward's paragraphs are like songs, lifting us even as the authenticity of this world and these characters keeps the ground in clear sight. This is an extraordinary book by an extraordinary writer.” WorldHumansWellsImportantBookCharacterBeautifulSpiritSongCommunityNovelClearWrittenThis WorldSightExtraordinaryBonesAuthenticityTestamentHuman SpiritLiftingHeartbreakingParagraphLyricalTriumphantSalvage Author:Skip Horack
“It's the originality of Pauls Toutonghi's voice and vision that makes this such a remarkable novel. Toutonghi is a true daredevil of a writer, and this fantastically hilarious and affecting book will have you on the edge of your seat.” BookVoiceVisionNovelEdgesSeatsRemarkableOriginalityDaredevil Author:Skip Horack
“Music is everything to me. Without music, I wouldnt be here in America now, and I would have been a completely different person. It made me who I am today.” PersonsHas BeensMadeDifferentTodayAmericaMusic IsWho I AmWithout Music Author:Yuya Matsushita
“I believe a writer is an eye, a pervasive eye that sees the reality that surrounds us, as well as the impression it makes on our souls. It reacts — or does not react — by putting it on paper.” BelieveWellsDoeSoulRealityEyeI BelievePaperImpressionSurroundEyes That See Author:Mariela Griffor
“This is what it is to live in the world. You have to give yourself over to the cold, at least a little bit.” WorldGivingLittlesBitsColdLittle Bit Author:Anne Ursu
“I’d rather protect a living, breathing person I can touch than some shogun above the clouds I’ll never see.” PersonsI CanProtectCloudsBreathingAbove The CloudsShoguns Author:Hijikata Toshizo
“What’s really important is storytelling. None of it matters if it doesn’t support the story.” IfsThinkingImportantMatterStoriesShowsFilmFormHalfMillionsSupportCamerasDrivenStorytellingOddAngleIllogicalAvengers Author:Wally Pfister
“Whatever obstacles you face, remember you can get through anything if you want to badly enough.” IfsWantEnoughRememberFacesObstaclesRemember YouRemembers You Author:Aimee Carter