“I always thought my days spent in darkness [as a child she had cataracts and was unable to see for nearly four years] gave me a very special sensitivity. Much later, when I really wanted to hear, really 'see' a song, I'd close my eyes, and when I wanted to bring it out of the very depths of myself, out of my guts, out of my belly, when the song had to come from far away, I'd close my eyes.” YearsChildrenEyeWantedSongDarknessFourSpecialDepthGutsFour YearsFar AwaySensitivityBelly Author:Edith Piaf
“One of the computer models for a four degree temperature rise would give rise to a 10 degree temperature rise in Africa. And bear in mind also that in the depth of an ice age the mean temperature drop compared to the present was five degrees.” GivingMindMeanAgeFiveFourBearsDegreesComputerModelsDepthIceTemperatureIce Age Author:Martin Rees
“Films, like memories, seem to re-shoot themselves over the years, reflecting our latest needs and obsessions. In many cases they can change completely, and reveal unexpected depths and shallows. Will Four Weddings and a Funeral be seen one day as a vicious social satire? Could Jaws become as tearful and sentimental as Bambi?” NeedsYearsSeemsFilmSocialMemoriesCasesFourOne DayDepthObsessionUnexpectedSatireFuneralSentimentalViciousReflectingOur Wedding Author:J. G. Ballard