I'm not much like my mother; that role falls to my brothers, who have more of her blithe and freewheeling spirit.
Meghan O'Rourke
If a book I've committed myself to review turns out to be 'disappointing' I make an effort to present it objectively to the reader... →
Joyce Carol Oates
It is not her body that he wants but it is only through her body that he can take possession of another human being, so he must labor upon her body... →
I have a very eclectic iPod. So I've got my cardio people - so it's anything from Beyonce to some Jay-Z to Janelle Monae, her song... →
Michelle Obama
I know a girl who cries when she practices violin because each note sounds so pure it just cuts into her, and then the melody comes pouring out her... →
Conor Oberst
We were poor. But my mom never accepted that. She worked hard to become a residential contractor - got her master's with honors at the University... →
Frank Ocean
I can look into someone's eyes and feel like I know her better, versus a phone call, where you can't get that same type of emotion.... →
Apolo Ohno
We never think that our mothers will die. It was like suddenly an abyss opened at my feet - I was standing on nothing. It was the strangest thing.... →
Ben Okri
If someone's got good, clean skin, with not too much make-up on, and good, clean hair that's bouncy, and the nails are clean and not overly... →
Bruce Oldfield
When I decided that I might want to do acting for a living - I don't know where it really came from, since there was no school play or any of... →
Gary Oldman