Literature - novels, plays, and poems - can have an uncanny dual life, where they simultaneously represent something eternal and something... →
Jane Smiley
Vets do what doctors used to - diagnose the injury or the condition, patch it up as best they can and remind you that these things happen and that in... →
I think everyone has been different once in their life.
Kodi Smit-McPhee
I think I've been good at getting into lonely and troubled characters because, not to brag, but I'm the complete opposite in real life.
I haven't seen 'The Exorcist,' but I've seen a lot of pictures of the girl in it. So now I don't actually want to see it. She... →
If you lose sight of the smaller accomplishments, you end up with an imbalance in your life.
Alexander McCall Smith
That my philosophy of life is, as far as possible, one of enjoyment. I'm not nihilistic.
The local community is very important in one's life; the feelings of identification with a place and people.
I write four books a year. I'm very fortunate that I write quickly; around 3,500 words a day. Being strict about delineating my writing time and... →
Well, I'd say all of us are a combination of moods and emotions. In my day to day life I don't go around skipping, but at times one can feel... →