I think it's been hard for people to understand how Islam can be a good religion, and yet the Islamists are evil. Those of us who have had... →
P. J. O'Rourke
I like to think of my behavior in the sixties as a 'learning experience.' Then again, I like to think of anything stupid I've done as a... →
I was born at the beginning of rock and roll. I got to experience the entire evolution of popular rock and roll music even before it started.
John Oates
Anyone who teaches knows that you don't really experience a text until you've taught it, in loving detail, with an intelligent and responsive... →
Joyce Carol Oates
Most people think that a widow is inhabiting some elegiac world of - it's like Mozart's 'Requiem Mass.' You know, it's very... →
I think it's very important for writers and artists generally to be witnesses to the world, and to be transparent. To let other people speak...... →
Yes, I've listened to just a few audiobooks - but hope to listen to more. I've wanted to investigate how my own books sound in this format... →
Art is basically communication, and I think everyone who's a music lover has had that experience where a record or a recording has kept you... →
Conor Oberst
I'll write about myself, or people I know, or archetypal characters, but the goal is to get at some truth, not to necessarily convey my own... →
Experience taught me that working families are often just one pay check away from economic disaster. And it showed me first-hand the importance of... →
Dave Obey