I can drift off when I'm reading pure abstraction, but the narratives of human lives hold my attention every time.
Andrew SolomonI believe when things are going well, there's pressure, and when things are going bad, there's pressure. The pressure is more on the outside than inside.
Alia Bhatt
It's just this feeling of when you're a kid, you have these ideas about the world and about people in your life that don't always hold up as you get older and start to realise that things are more complex than you might've realised. That's always a big part of a coming-of-age story.
Jon Watts
I've always had a fondness for the Gothic. That's what kind of stories attract me: Why do people do bad things?
Gillian Flynn
I wanted to create a world that presented the Smurfs with obstacles and challenges and really put them in a fish-out-of-water situation but also make them very active in getting out of their situation. Make them really the central characters.
Kelly Asbury
I figured if you live in a country long enough, you want to be a part of the political process, and you sort of owe it to your hosts. They've accepted you. Why wouldn't you accept them?
James P. Gorman
Don't let people tell you that you can't do something.
Laurie Hernandez
I'm totally secular, but I'm scared like hell of God.
Sayed Kashua
Movement is one of the most important things. My consistency, everything - there's a lot to improve. Coaches are never happy. But I'd like to keep improving, go deeper in the tournaments, and get as high in the rankings as possible.
Dominic Thiem
As soon as I hear that there's something to get used to, I know that I won't; I sort of pledge myself to not getting used to it.
Geoff Dyer
I remember reading the book in high school and always thinking of Gatsby as this strong, stoic, suave, mysterious man who had everything under control. But when I read it as an adult, I realised he is a hollow man, a shell of a person trying to find meaning, who is not completely in touch with reality.
Leonardo DiCaprio