“We spend so much of our early lives trying to figure out who we really are. And we spend the rest of our lives preparing ourselves to let it go.” TryingOur LivesFiguresPreparingLet It GoEarly Life Author:John Cameron Mitchell
“Any serious man or woman in search of spiritual ideas will find a surprising challenge and an authentic source of inspiration and intellectual nourishment in the writings of Paul Brunton.” MenWritingIdeasInspirationSpiritualChallengesSeriousSourceIntellectualSurprisingNourishmentSource Of InspirationSerious Man Author:Jacob Needleman
“When the Negro cries with pain from his deep hurt and lays his petition for elemental justice before the nation, he is calling upon the American people to kindle about that crucible of race relationships the fires of American faith.” PeoplePainNationsHurtJusticeRaceFireCryCallingLaysKindlesPetitionsElementalsCrucible Author:Mordecai Wyatt Johnson
“I want to be one of the greats. I want to be the pound for pound king and I know what it takes to get there.” KnowsWantKingsPounds Author:Victor Ortiz
“It's a cliche that the Senate is broken, and like most cliches, it's true.” BrokenSenateCliche Author:George Packer
“I read the last Harry Potter, and I cried for at least the last 70 pages. Awful! I was curled into a ball and I just kept sobbing. It was embarrassing. I was loud, and I just kept wiping tears away so I could see the page.” LastsTearsPagesBallsAwfulLoudCriedHarry PotterEmbarrassingPottersSobbing Author:Jesmyn Ward
“I feel like the kind of people I write about are the kind of people I grew up with, the families that I know in my community. Most everyone is working-class, and there are some intact families, but a lot of families aren't.” PeopleKnowsFeelsWritingKindCommunityClassGrewGrew UpWorking Class Author:Jesmyn Ward
“That's why I write fiction, because I want to write these stories that people will read and find universal.” PeopleWantWritingStoriesFictionUniversal Author:Jesmyn Ward
“While I've said that there are plenty of things I dislike about the South, I can be clear that there are things I love about the South.” SaidI CanClearSouthPlentyDislikeThings I Love Author:Jesmyn Ward
“I'm a failed poet. Reading poetry helps me to see the world differently, and I try to infuse my prose with figurative language, which goes against the trend in fiction.” WorldTryingHelpingReadingLanguageFictionPoetProseHelp MeTrendsReading Poetry Author:Jesmyn Ward