“The Sugar Frosted Nutsack is dizzyingly brilliant. Mark Leyner is a hyperkinetic shaman, who flies the banner of rum and candy and writes like a one-eyed feral bandit. His new book is supremely original, delirious and synapse-shattering.” WritingBookMarkOriginalsBrilliantSugarCandyBannerNew BooksShatteringBanditsRumDelirious Author:John Cusack
“Susannah Heschel's The Aryan Jesus is a brilliant and erudite investigation of the convergence between major trends in German Protestantism and Nazi racial anti-Semitism. By concentrating on the history of the Institute for the Study and Eradication of Jewish Influence on German Religious Life, Heschel describes in forceful detail the Nazification of all aspects of Protestant theology, including the Aryanization of Jesus himself. This is a highly original and important contribution to our understanding of the Third Reich.” ImportantJesusUnderstandingReligiousStudyInfluenceMajorsAspectThirdsOriginalsIncludingDetailsBrilliantTheologyContributionTrendsInvestigationNaziInstituteProtestantsConcentratingAnti SemitismProtestantismReligious LifeConvergenceEruditeImportant Contributions Author:Saul Friedlander
“I like to work with artists from around the world. There are so many new inspiring filmmakers. I had the privilege recently to work with Ethiopian filmmaker Zeresenay Mehari and his wife on the film Difret. They are that unique balance of very thoughtful conscious filmmakers who are also brilliant, original artists.” WorldFilmArtistWifeBalanceUniqueConsciousOriginalsPrivilegeBrilliantAround The WorldFilmmakerThoughtfulVery Thoughtful Author:Angelina Jolie
“I started on the original comics from Stan Lee and all the artists and storytellers did from there, and I got to the graphic novel that Chris Clairmont did, which is the one Stryker comes from - God Loves, Man Kills, which is a brilliant story.” MenStoriesArtistNovelOriginalsBrilliantGod LoveStorytellerGraphicGraphic Novels Author:Josh Helman
“One has to regard a man as a Master who can produce on average three uniquely brilliant and entirely original similes to every page.” MenThreeProduceMastersPagesRegardOriginalsAverageBrilliantSimile Author:Evelyn Waugh
“I write a lot and I will have some originals on the record. I think it is a mistake for an artist like me to think I am a better writer than Cole Porter. I think it is important to realize what my strengths are. I do like to write and I'm not shabby but I don't think I'm the most brilliant writer. I think it would be a shame and sort so egotistical to say I don't need these wonderful writers. These men created works of art and wrote hundreds of beautiful songs. It would be a mistake for me to say at this point in my career that I am so good.” ThinkingMenNeedsWritingArtImportantWould BeBeautifulArtistSongRealizingMistakeCareersRecordsWonderfulShameOriginalsBrilliantLike MeWorks Of ArtEgotisticalShabby Author:Michael Buble
“The only thing I can think of is my favorite album at the moment by this guy called Father John Misty, and the album is called I Love You, Honeybear. It's just brilliant. It's the album I'm currently obsessed with. It is original, and the lyrics are fantastic and [it's] brilliant. So that's blowing me away.” ThinkingI CanMomentsGuyFatherLove YouOriginalsMy FavoriteAlbumsBrilliantFantasticObsessedThis GuyMisty Author:Daniel Radcliffe
“Andy [Hertzfeld], just by nature, is one of these straight shooters. A very moral guy, kind of an open book. Along with being brilliant and one of the original members of the Macintosh team, he has a really generous spirit.” KindBookSpiritGuyMoralTeamMembersOriginalsBrilliantGenerousOpen BookShooterMacintoshGenerous Spirit Author:Michael Stuhlbarg
“There is no idea so brilliant or original that a sufficiently-untalented writer can't screw it up.” WritingIdeasOriginalsBrilliantNo IdeaScrewsUntalented Author:Raymond E. Feist
“Sarah Cornwell has a brilliant eye for the telling detail, and a wonderfully original way of embodying family history. I was captivated by her memorable characters and the perfectly paced revelations of their surprising relationships.” WayCharacterEyeOriginalsDetailsBrilliantMemorableRevelationsSurprisingFamily HistoryCaptivatedMemorable Characters Author:Andrea Barrett