"A slight concussion of the brain simplifies matters so beautifully.('Three O'Clock')."
Cornell Woolrich
"The nature of the universe probably depends heavily on who is the actual protagonist. Lately I've been suspecting it's one of my cats."
Wil McCarthy
Inspiration
So necessary is it not only that we should be what we appear, but appear what we are.
William Jay
"In the past, only some of the males, but all of the females, were able to procreate. Equality is more natural for females."
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
"Teaching does allow me to keep one foot in the youthful waters I tend to occupy in my novels, so I'm thankful for that. My students also remind me on a daily basis that the stories I collected during my district attorney days are actually interesting to people who haven't had that experience."
Alafair Burke
Inspiration
The primary factor is proportions.
Arne Jacobsen
"Trust acquired through challenged skepticism is infinitely more solid and lasting than passive acceptance."
Brownell Landrum
Inspiration
The question, therefore, is not whether one should teach philosophy to Muslim students, but rather what kind or kinds of philosophy should be taught and how the subject should be approached.
Seyyed Hossein Nasr
"True poetry is embarrassing."
Julien Torma
"Reason clears and plants the wilderness of the imagination to harvest the wheat of art."
Austin O'Malley
Inspiration
In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function.
Michael Graves
Inspiration
The insinuation that without a female president women cannot pursue and achieve their dreams is not only false but recalls the ever-condenscending liberal attitude towards women: 'We know what women want, even if they do not.
Alyssa Bornhorst
"There's always more to the story, Catriona,' She replied. 'That's the wonderful thing about stories."
Heather Vogel Frederick
"A building is no good if someone's got to explain to you why it's good. You can't say you don't know enough about architecture - that's ridiculous. It's got to work on many levels."
David Chipperfield
"I conceive that the right way to write a story for boys is to write so that it will not only interest boys but strongly interest any man who has ever been a boy. That immensely enlarges the audience."
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