“Latino poets, are really having a significant impact on American poetics today.” TodayPoetSignificantLatino Author:Kwame Dawes
“Writers tend to think they occupy a much more relevant place in society than we actually do. But we really are closer to buffoons and jesters than we are to whistle-blowers or moral guides. Accepting our rather insignificant place in society can be depressing - but it's also freeing.” ThinkingAcceptingMoralRelevantDepressingInsignificantJester Author:Valeria Luiselli
“I learned to keep at a certain distance from things - and to make myself a little bit invisible while I observed and understood them.” DistanceInvisible Author:Valeria Luiselli
“I can always, quite easily, put myself in other people's shoes, so to speak, and look at the world through them.” WorldSpeak Author:Valeria Luiselli
“I like reading the world through a writer's eyes, rather than seeing a writer looking at him or herself as if at the center of gravity of the world around them.” WorldEyeReading Author:Valeria Luiselli
“What I mean by it, and roughly what most biologists who talk about culture mean by it, is either behavior itself, or information that leads to behavior. Information that is picked up through social learning - so, from being with, watching, being taught by others. It's a way that individuals behave or get information about how they will behave that comes directly from the behavior of others.” MeanCultureIndividualBehaviorBehaveBiologist Author:Hal Whitehead
“I still love when any editor today says, "it's so cool what you do", or "you inspired me". All these little things make you realize that people are reading your site and that you have an influence.” PeopleTodayReadingRealizingInfluenceInspiredLittle Things Author:Garance Dore
“A bunch of individuals do the same thing because they learned from watching each other or somebody else. That's what we would call culture.” CultureIndividual Author:Hal Whitehead
“I don't think in biology it's very controversial at all. Whether certain behavior is culture or is not culture is argued. I think virtually all biologists would agree that some animal behavior is culture. Bird song is a good example.” ThinkingSongCultureAnimalBehaviorBirdAgreeBiologyControversialBiologist Author:Hal Whitehead