My kid will come home from seeing the latest 'Transformers' movie, and I'll ask him, 'How was it?' 'Amazing!' 'What was it about?' 'I don't know, but it was amazing!'
When students have thanked me in the past for being their teacher, I have always felt that it was actually my love for the art of teaching they were speaking to.
Den ängslan som är förbunden med att minnas. Den ängslan som är förbunden med att inte göra det.
Bad news has good legs.
...always- the sharp, plaintive edge on the rim of the spoon of my giving. (lines 8-13 of the poem 'Confessions')
Death, in its certainty, is exacting its due respect and repose before it takes my hand.
She did not care about anything very much. Hope was gone. She existed that was all.
This was the price for the the strange life she had chosen, but she had gone into it with eyes open, and there was no profit in regret.
Heed my words, daughter, if you ever mean to be happy: Never give yourself to a man.
Why, she wondered, do we always reserve our worst hatred for our own?
To marry is to surrender everything--not only your body but your pride, your independence, even your life.
Who was to know what went on in a person's heart? A wise woman kept her own counsel.
Give a boy - ANY boy - enough time, and he WILL eventually pick his nose!
The best crime novels are all based on people keeping secrets. All lying - you may think a lie is harmless, but you put them all together and there's a calamity.
The university is in danger of losing its monopoly, and for good reason. The most visible threat are the new online courses, many of them free, with some of the best professors in their respective fields.
The very best moment of writing 'Swamplandia!' was when I figured out what the ending should be. And even though I changed the prose of it, that realization was an ice cube melting in my chest.
Blending consensus historical events and personages with imaginary occult forces is a strong recipe for counterfactual storytelling goodness that combines the best of two worlds: resonant history with wild-eyed fantasy.
When you fail at something, the best thing to do is think back to your successes, and try to replicate whatever you did to make them happen.
I think war is based in greed and there are huge karmic retributions that will follow. I think war is never the answer to solving any problems. The best way to solve problems is to not have enemies.
I don't want to feel like a failure to my daughter. She's the best thing I've ever done. Buffy - pretty great and all, but Charlotte's way better.
The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's a complete list of agents, not only by name and address, but by type of book they represent and by what their submission criteria are.
