“As a writer, I've always believed that while my work and I myself are embedded in whatever period I am writing about, clearly I am sensitive to the winds that are blowing in the culture. At the same time, I have always felt that the issue was not to deal with the problem in the abstract, but to deal with the people who are in that problem. The emphasis is on the people. The general problem begins to resolve itself even before the play is finished.” PeopleWritingPlayProblemCultureFeltDealsIssuesWindPeriodsFinishedSensitiveAbstractResolveEmphasisAlways BelieveEmbedded Author:Arthur Miller
“The artist in all societies has traditionally been a kind of barometer, more sensitive to nuances and changes than others, because he is more deeply immersed in his culture and more interested in its meanings.” KindArtistCultureSensitiveNuanceBarometer Author:Hortense Powdermaker
“As a teenager, I was always this strange mixture of kind of vice-captain of the rugby team and sensitive artist type the rest of the time. I was sent away to this public school in the middle of nowhere, and I think we managed to completely miss out on normal youth culture.” ThinkingKindSchoolArtistCultureTeamMiddleMissingYouthStrangeTypeNormalVicesTeenagerSensitiveCaptainsMixturesPublic SchoolRugbyYouth CultureMiddle Of Nowhere Author:Mark Haddon
“In Holland I have seen well-meaning, principled people blinded by multiculturalism, overwhelmed by the imperative to be sensitive and respectful of immigrant culture, while ignoring criminal abuse of women and girls.” PeopleWellsCultureGirlAbuseCriminalsSensitiveImmigrantsOverwhelmedMulticulturalismImperativesRespectfulBlindedHollandPrincipled Author:Ayaan Hirsi Ali