“I didn't have an incredibly active social life as a teenager. I always wished it was a little bit more exciting than it was.” LittlesSocialBitsLittle BitExcitingActiveTeenagerSocial Life Author:Olivia Thirlby
“There is something in people; you might even call it a little bit of a gambling instinct… I tell people investing should be dull. It shouldn't be exciting. Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.” PeopleIfsWantShouldLittlesMightGrowsBitsLittle BitExcitingInstinctPaintInvestingGrassExcitementDryDullGamblingVegasLas Vegas Author:Paul Samuelson
“I try to write things that can't be made into movies. My novels have thwarted many attempts to film them and I think that was true of the essay, too. If you'd actually tried to be true to the essay, it would have been, perhaps, boring. So taking that narrow little cast of characters and expanding it out, that was what was exciting about the project for me.” IfsThinkingWritingTryingLittlesHas BeensMadeCharacterFilmNovelProjectsExcitingCastsBoringBeing TrueEssaysExpanding Author:Jonathan Franzen