“The funniest people I know were, not necessarily troubled, but had a harder time in school or were shy or picked on or something like that. I think that you rely on it. Well, I don't think I'm cute and no one wants to hang out with me - I'd better start trying to make people laugh. I think there's an element of that in there.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantTryingWellsSchoolLaughingElementsHarderCuteRelyShyHanging OutMaking People Laugh Author:Kaitlin Olson
“To me, the scariest movie ever made to this day is The Exorcist. It still scares the living hell out of me, and it’s because of the fantasy element. It’s the exorcism. It’s the Devil. It’s not a guy breaking into your house trying to torture you or cut your whatever off. Those kinds of movies don’t do it for me, and I don’t call them horror.” TryingKindMadeStillsGuyHouseFantasyHellCuttingHorrorElementsDevilTortureThis DayScareExorcismExorcist Author:Cassandra Peterson
“The most difficult part of any crime novel is the plotting. It all begins simply enough, but soon you're dealing with a multitude of linked characters, strands, themes and red herrings - and you need to try to control these unruly elements and weave them into a pattern.” NeedsTryingEnoughCharacterDifficultNovelCrimeElementsRedPatternsThemeMultitudesLinkedStrandsUnrulyHerringCrime NovelsRed Herrings Author:Ian Rankin
“I think if you're writing from the heart, very often, the subject matter will adjust as you age... but you try to write the best song you can possibly write. For us, we have the same basic elements that make up the America sound.” IfsThinkingWritingTryingHeartMatterAgeAmericaSongSoundSubjectsElementsSubject MatterWriting From The Heart Author:Gerry Beckley
“I'm trying to engage issues of power and sexuality and money and life and death and power. Power is the most free-flowing element in society, maybe next to money, but in fact they both motor each other.” TryingFactsNextPowerIssuesElementsSexualityLife And DeathMotor Author:Barbara Kruger
“Scan your subject for things that are clearly impossible. After all, paint isn't magic! If you see that certain elements in the subject are beyond the limits of your pigments, try to form an idea beforehand of how you are going to handle those areas when you get to them.” IfsTryingIdeasFormCertainImpossibleMagicSubjectsLimitsElementsAreasPaintHandlePigment Author:Richard Schmid
“If a painting contains no abstraction nor impressionistic elements, it is a kite that will never fly. But if the painting completely breaks the connection between human feeling and the object portrayed, the kite string has been broken. I try to keep the line unbroken.” IfsTryingHumansHas BeensFeelingsLinesBreakObjectsPaintingBrokenElementsConnectionsStringsAbstractionUnbrokenKites Author:Wu Guanzhong