“I wrote about World War II because I didn't understand it. I think that's the reason that historians are drawn to any subject - there's something about it that doesn't make sense. I wanted to work my way through what happened slowly, and look at everything in the order in which it took place.” ThinkingWorldWayLooksWarReasonWantedOrderHappenedSubjectsMy WayMake SenseWar Of The WorldsHistorianWorld War IiWorld War I Author:Nicholson Baker
“I don't know what I could say specifically, except that everything I've learned as a kid of course must somehow play into what I do now. I think when everything kind of drifted away, I had to go out into the world and learn how to emotionally be okay with all that, which to me was a decades-long process. But also I happened to find my way in life, to find a living, to figure out what I wanted to be when I grow up. I think all of that now probably helps me. It probably gives me more life experience to draw from.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWayGivingKindLongPlayHelpingKidsWantedCoursesGrowsProcessGrowing UpHappenedFiguresDrawsOkayGive MeDecadesMy WayI've LearnedHelp MeLife ExperienceWay In Life Author:Jackie Earle Haley
“I think what happened is that everybody's impressions got formed in those first few minutes. And I felt like, by the latter part of it, I kind of clawed my way back into the discussion. But everybody's impressions were set at the beginning. And wholly apart from me and whether I was good or bad, you know, there were a lot of hostile questions.” ThinkingKnowsWayFirstsKindFeltHappenedMinutesImpressionMy WayDiscussionLatterHostile Author:Donald Verrilli Jr.
“Not that I ever felt the necessity of proving that all human beings suffer the same way, feel joy the same way, but it happened on my way - when I get close to these people, just by the simple intervention of translation I can actually reach them and ask them something, and their reaction is as I expected. I see that the relationship goes so smoothly, and I realize that cultural languages and specificities are nothing but simple obstacles that you can easily overcome. It's obvious that human beings are the same wherever they are.” PeopleWayFeelsHumansI CanJoySufferingAsksLanguageFeltRealizingHuman BeingsSimpleHappenedProveOvercomingObviousObstaclesExpectedReactionsMy WayInterventionTranslationsSpecificity Author:Abbas Kiarostami