“If you're setting a game during the Cuban Missile Crisis, look through a library. find out what people were wearing, what other issues were in the news, how houses were furnished, what cars were being driven. Especially include things which now seem foreign.” PeopleIfsLooksSeemsGamesHouseIssuesCarNewsCrisisLibraryDrivenSettingSettingsMissilesCubanCuban Missile Crisis Author:Graham Nelson
“The red library is Sui's tribute to fashion maven Diana Vreeland, who served as editor for Harper's Bazaar (1939-1962) and Vogue (1963-1961). My most precious collection is my bound Vogue magazines, .. and they're kind of like my Bible. I look at them all the time when I'm trying to inspire myself for a collection.” TryingLooksKindFashionInspireBibleRedBoundsLibraryMagazinesCollectionsEditorsTributeVogueDianaHarperBazaarsMavensVogue Magazine Author:Anna Sui
“I resolve to venture into the city on my own. I look at maps in the library—subway maps, bus maps, and regular maps—and try to memorize them. I’m afraid of getting lost; no, I’m afraid of sinking into the city as in a quicksand, afraid of getting sucked into something I can never escape.” TryingLooksI CanLostMy OwnCitiesLibraryMapsResolveBusVentureSinkingSubwayGetting LostQuicksand Author:Deborah Feldman