“Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories.”
Laurie Anderson (1947) American musician
Source: Bone Crossed
“Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories.”
Laurie Anderson (1947) American musician
“I don't want you fellows sitting around asking me what to do. I want you to tell me what to do.”
George Marshall (1880–1959) US military leader, Army Chief of Staff
To his staffers, as quoted in General of the Army : George C. Marshall, Soldier and Statesman (1991) by Ed Cray, p. 591
Woody Allen (1935) American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, playwright, and musician
Standup Comic (1999)
Context: A fast word about oral contraception. I was involved in an extremely good example of oral contraception two weeks ago. I asked a girl to go to bed with me, she said "no."
Diane Setterfield book The Thirteenth Tale
Source: The Thirteenth Tale
Lulu Wang (1983) Asian-American filmmaker
As quoted in "The Farewell director Lulu Wang on being caught between worlds" in Fader (16 August 2019) https://www.thefader.com/2019/08/16/the-farewell-director-lulu-wang-interview
“If you ask me what I want, I'll tell you. I want everything.”
Kathy Acker (1947–1997) American novelist, playwright, essayist, and poet
Melina Marchetta (1965) Australian teen writer
Source: Jellicoe Road
Amulya Malladi (1974) Indian writer
On not caring about what other people think about her writing in “An Interview with Amulya Malladi” http://jaggerylit.com/an-interview-with-amulya-malladi/ in Jaggery