“Nothing is as horrendous as imagining the times of happiness from an environment which is that of hell.” Quote by Lynne Sharon Schwartz
“Once I got started, I wanted the life of a writer so fiercely that nothing could stop me. I wanted the intensity, the sense of aliveness that came from writing fiction. I'm still that way. My life is worth living when I've completed a good paragraph.” WayWritingStillsWantedLife IsFictionIntensityWorth LivingParagraphWriting FictionLife Is Worth Living Author:Lynne Sharon Schwartz
“Building on exhaustive research and probing into such diverse enterprises as textbook production and marketing, public education, and state-level politics, Adam R. Shapiro has situated the Scopes trial within a much broader context than any scholar before him. Trying Biology also demonstrates how ideologues have used differing interpretations of the Scopes trial to advance their agendas. By situating the trial within this much broader framework, the author has significantly enlarged our understanding of the conversations between religion and science in twentieth-century America.” TryingStatesAmericaUsedUnderstandingLevelsCenturyBuildingConversationResearchMarketingProductionsTrialsEnterpriseAgendasBiologyInterpretationAdamScholarDiverseScience And ReligionScopeFrameworkTwentieth CenturyTextbooksPublic EducationIdeologuesProbingScopes Trial Author:Randall Balmer
“The definition of a page-turner really aught to be that this page is so good, you can't bear to leave it behind, but then the next page is there and it might be just as amazing as this one.” MightNextBehindsBearsPagesDefinitionsTurner Author:John Burnside
“Our response to the world is essentially one of wonder, of confronting the mysterious with a sense, not of being small, or insignificant, but of being part of a rich and complex narrative.” WorldWonderRichResponseComplexesMysteriousNarrativeInsignificantConfronting Author:John Burnside
“Andy Brown is one of our most interesting and exciting younger poets. With its love of ideas and language, his work demonstrates that there need be no barriers in poetry; that the philosophical, the lyrical and the playful can be combined in work of assured and generous vision.” NeedsIdeasLanguageInterestingVisionPoetExcitingPhilosophicalGenerousBrownBarriersAssuredMost InterestingLyrical Author:John Burnside
“Gwyneth Paltrow -- she always looks like she's about to cry. I wish someone would just kick her and get it over with. But I loved her in The Royal Tenenbaums.” LooksWishCryKicksRoyal Author:Jinkx Monsoon
“Drag artists are more men than real men. You need a lot of courage, personality, and guts to go out there. Even if you look good or you look bad, you still need to have all of those things to be on stage. You're going to get criticized by everyone.” IfsMenNeedsLooksStillsRealArtistStagePersonalityGutsDragReal Men Author:BeBe Zahara Benet
“We need more drag king role models for all those interested in the art” NeedsArtRolesKingsModelsRole ModelsDrag Author:BeBe Zahara Benet
“I love long walks on the beach, big dicks, and fried chicken.” LongBigsWalksBeachChickensFried ChickenLong Walks Author:Jujubee
“I felt like Eartha Kitt. I'm serving fish, honey, and this ain't trout.” FeltFishesServingHoneyTrout Author:Jujubee