“Nothing is pure and entire of a piece. All advantages are attended with disadvantages. A universal compensation prevails in all conditions of being and existence.” ExistencePiecesConditionsPureAdvantageUniversalCompensationDisadvantages Book:Essays, Literary, Moral, and Political Source: Essays, Literary, Moral, and Political
“A writer needs certain conditions in which to work and create art. She needs a piece of time; a peace of mind; a quiet place; and a private life.” NeedsMindArtCertainPiecesConditionsQuietPeace Of MindPrivate LifeQuiet Place Author:Margaret Walker
“A Crime So Monstrous is a remarkably brave and unflinching piece of reportage and storytelling. Ben Skinner bears witness, sharing stories so unsettling, so neglected, so chilling they will leave you shaking with anger. This should be required reading for policy makers around the world - and, for that matter, anyone concerned about the human condition.” WorldShouldHumansMatterStoriesReadingPiecesConditionsCrimePolicyBearsConcernedBraveStorytellingAround The WorldWitnessMakersHuman ConditionChillNeglectedShakingMonstrousPolicy MakersSkinnerSharing Stories Author:Alex Kotlowitz
“A friend and I flew south with our children. During the week we spent together I took off my shoes, let down my hair, took apart my psyche, cleaned the pieces, and put them together again in much improved condition. I feel like a car that's just had a tune-up. Only another woman could have acted as the mechanic.” FeelsChildrenTogetherWomenPiecesWeekConditionsCarHairOur ChildrenSouthShoesTunesMechanicFlewTogether AgainLet DownAnother WomanTune Up Book:Living Out Loud Source: Living Out Loud
“People aren't problems to be fixed. People are people, for us to walk alongside and journey with and help pick up the pieces with and, when they drop them again, to get back down and help them pick them up again. And that's real love - without condition and without expectation.” PeopleRealHelpingProblemWalksPiecesJourneyConditionsPicksExpectationsDown AndFixedGet BackReal Love Author:Brooke Fraser
“I think working with actors is a little bit how a chef would work with a potato or a piece of meat. You have to kind of have a look at the potato or the piece of meat and see what kind of possibilities are in the ingredient. I know I'm using the wrong metaphor. I think my job is to see what potato is there and from there, just work under their conditions.” ThinkingKnowsLooksKindLittlesJobsActorsBitsPiecesConditionsPossibilityLittle BitMetaphorMeatIngredientsChefPotatoes Author:Lars von Trier