Joseph Auslander Quotes
This is an extremely ambitious book. In addition to science and mathematics, Byers brings to bear insights from literature, philosophy, religion, history, anthropology, medicine, and psychology. The Blind Spot breaks new ground, and represents a major step forward in the philosophy of science. The book is also a page-turner, which is rare for this topic.
Joseph Auslander
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I never want to write a book just to tell a story. There is always something deeper going on.
Karin Slaughter
My philosophy is to be me.
Yohan Blake
I like to believe, as a writer, that anybody who isn't a reader yet has just not found the right book.
Gabrielle Zevin
I have become infected, now that I see how beautifully a book is coming out of all this.
Carl Sandburg
'Seize the Story' takes readers all the way through the process of writing fiction, from beginning to end. Every element, from dialogue to setting, plotting to character creation, is laid out and illustrated with examples. But the tone of the book is not that of a dry writing manual - it's definitely written for teenagers.
Victoria Hanley
I studied philosophy, religious studies, and English. My training was writing four full-length novels and hiring an editor to tear them apart. I had enough money to do that, and then rewriting and rewriting and rewriting.
Ted Dekker
I love writing two narratives! I think concurrent storylines are my favorite way to write a book.
Taylor Jenkins Reid
What I look for in any book is an argument, based on evidence, that changes the way I think about something important.
Barry Schwartz
I don't know David Cameron very well. I like him. I think you can judge a book by its cover - whoever said you can't is wrong - that's the whole point of nature giving us intuition, instinct and so on. I think the cover is pretty good.
Zac Goldsmith
I remember, in my first show in New York, they asked, 'Where is the Indian-ness in your work?'... Now, the same people, after having watched the body of my work, say, 'There is too much Indian philosophy in your work.' They're looking for a superficial skin-level Indian-ness, which I'm not about.
A. Balasubramaniam
I studied psychology and sociology. I think my assumption was that I would go to graduate school, and I don't know what I was going to do after that.
K. Flay
Religion and philosophy, philosophy and religion - they're two words which are both... different. In spelling.
Eddie Izzard
Society honors its living conformists and its dead troublemakers.
Mignon McLaughlin
I am Plato's Republic. Mr. Simmons is Marcus. I want you to meet Jonathan Swift, the author of that evil political book, Gulliver's Travels! And this other fellow is Charles Darwin, and-this one is Schopenhauer, and this one is Einstein, and this one here at my elbow is Mr. Albert Schweitzer, a very kind philosopher indeed. Here we all are, Montag. Aristophanes and Mahatma Gandhi and Gautama Buddha and Confucius and Thomas Love Peacock and Thomas Jefferson and Mr. Lincoln, if you please. We are also Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Ray Bradbury
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
To be successful in show business, all you need are 50 good breaks.
Walter Matthau
I think the key for a child to do well in a divorce is, very simply, you have to be honest with them.
Dale Archer
This is an extremely ambitious book. In addition to science and mathematics, Byers brings to bear insights from literature, philosophy, religion, history, anthropology, medicine, and psychology. The Blind Spot breaks new ground, and represents a major step forward in the philosophy of science. The book is also a page-turner, which is rare for this topic.
Joseph Auslander