“Singapore has been incredibly well-managed. It was created out of the swamp, with a strong emotional idea: a safe place for mostly Chinese, but accepting other cultures and other races.” WellsHas BeensIdeasCultureStrongRaceAcceptingEmotionalSafeChineseSingaporeSwampsOther CulturesSafe PlacesAccepting OthersStrong Emotional Author:Nicolas Berggruen
“In this country we're unprecedentedly safe, comfortable, and well fed, with more and better venues for stimulation. And yet if you were asked, 'Is this a happy or unhappy country?' you'd check the 'unhappy' box. We're living in an era of emotional poverty, which is something that serious drug addicts feel most keenly.” IfsFeelsWellsCountryPovertyEmotionalSeriousDrugSafeComfortableBoxesUnhappyChecksErasFedsAddictDrug AddictVenuesStimulation Author:David Foster Wallace
“For most of my adult life, I have been an emotional hit-and- run driver--that is, a reporter. I made people like me, trust me, open their hearts and their minds to me, and cry and bleed on to the pages of my neat little notebooks, and then I went back to a safe place and made a story out of it.” PeopleMindHeartLittlesHas BeensMadeStoriesRunningCryEmotionalTrustSafeNewsPagesAdultsLike MeDriversReportersTrust MeNotebookNeatSafe Places Book:Living Out Loud Source: Living Out Loud
“Nothing can be left until the last minute, so that everyone knows exactly where they are. Everyone is comfortable and everyone feels safe because we want people to be able to keep coming into this show and taking those risks. There are a lot of risks in this show, not just nudity, but emotional risks. We want the best actors to feel comfortable about coming in and exploring this subject matter with us.” PeopleKnowsWantFeelsMatterShowsAbleLastsActorsLeftRiskMinutesSubjectsEmotionalSafeComfortableExploringSubject MatterNudityLast Minute Author:Michael Sheen