Quotes about "Wisdom & Knowledge"

In the first place, it must be remembered that our point of view in examining the construction of a play will not always coincide with that which we occupy in thinking of its whole dramatic effect. ”

When Shakespeare begins his exposition thus he generally at first makes people talk about the hero, but keeps the hero himself for some time out of sight, so that we await his entrance with curiosity, and sometimes with anxiety. ”

Part of being a fiction writer is being able to imagine how someone else is thinking and feeling. I think I've always been good at that. ”

I remember thinking when I was in college that a lot of these known Chomsky-like, verbose, high-lefty thinkers made absolutely no sense, but I thought that was my problem. ”

My mom had this romantic notion of her children playing classical music. The idea is you learn it when you're still learning language. It's using the same part of the brain. ”

My favourite author is Leon Trotsky - the political philosophy and the way he writes is beautiful, and really relevant, too. ”

When you've nothing to live for, you get to thinking inside your head. ”

What if we all suddenly get carried away thinking - who will be left to act? ”

Irvine, being a planned community, is really good shorthand, especially in a movie or book, for understanding suburban pressures. ”

I watched the first episode of 'Survivor' in the spring of 2000, thinking I would hate it. My natural inclination steers me toward the indoors not only in my actual life but also in the settings of the entertainment I read and watch. ”