Harry Mathews Quotes
Music had been my first love among the arts, and I was fascinated by it, as I still am.
Quotes to Explore
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What's true for churches is true for other institutions: the older and more organized they get, the less adaptable they become. That's why the most resilient things in our world - biological life, stock markets, the Internet - are loosely organized.
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There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.
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There are many problems, but I think there is a solution to all these problems; it's just one, and it's education.
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I think most writers will say that at the start of each book they think, 'I'm not sure I can do this.' But eventually, you reach a magical point where the story suddenly becomes real to you, and you become totally invested in it.
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Any woman who wishes to smash into the world of men isn't very feminine.
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There's a whole element of human interaction and character interaction that I really enjoy doing.
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I'm a mom, and my view of public education begins and ends with the fundamental question: Is this good for children?
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Instead of building walls, we should be building bridges.
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It should be no surprise that religion in the non-western world has failed to disappear under the juggernaut of industrial capitalism, or that liberal democracy finds its most dedicated saboteurs among the new middle classes.
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Jail is definitely not cool. Education is.
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My whole thing is being sexy without showing too much, because that's my comfort level.
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I wanted to act; that was my one goal. I wanted to devote all my time to acting and not waitressing or anything else.
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The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.
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But if the technological Singularity can happen, it will.
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We always hear from newspapers that while people understand the environmental challenge, they are unwilling to stomach the solutions. The trouble is, we only ever hear about the solutions from the media, and for whatever reason, they are almost always caricatured beyond recognition. If there's no appetite for green, it's not surprising.
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I came across humanity in Istanbul, and all I know about life comes from Istanbul, and definitely, I am writing about Istanbul. I also love the city because I live there, it has formed me, and it's me. Of course it is natural. If somebody lived all his life in Delhi, he will write about Delhi.
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Obviously crime pays, or there'd be no crime.
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I have been luckier than anyone I know or even heard of. I had a very happy childhood, a good education, I enjoyed working as a teacher, journalist and author. I have loved a wonderful man for over 33 years, and I believe he loves me, too.
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In the Fragments, sensations are more profound and richly clarified through deliberate and explicit pattern; emotions are given a sequence and development such as the exigencies of practical life rarely permit.
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I wanted to paint a picture some day that people would stand before and forget that it was made of paint. I wanted it to creep into them like a bar of music and mushroom there like a soft bullet.
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If an earthquake were to engulf England tomorrow, the English would manage to meet and dine somewhere among the rubbish, just to celebrate the event.
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If there's time for an emergency, why isn't there time for brilliance, generosity or learning?
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Music had been my first love among the arts, and I was fascinated by it, as I still am.
