Michael Marshall Smith (1965) British novelist, screenwriter and short story writer
Associated Content Interview (October 23, 2006)
Source: The Fiery Heart
Michael Marshall Smith (1965) British novelist, screenwriter and short story writer
Associated Content Interview (October 23, 2006)
John Green book The Fault in Our Stars
Hazel Grace Lancaster, p. 3 (opening words)
The Fault in Our Stars (2012)
Clair Cameron Patterson (1922–1995) American chemist and geochemist
In a Interview With Shirley K. Cohen http://oralhistories.library.caltech.edu/32/1/OH_Patterson.pdf
“There wasn't a lot of bullshit in my heaven.”
Alice Sebold book The Lovely Bones
Source: The Lovely Bones
Francois Villon book Le Testament
Mes jours s'en sont allez errant.
Alternative translation: My days are gone a-wandering.
Source: Le Grand Testament (The Great Testament) (1461), Line 217.
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770–1827) German Romantic composer
Variant: Never shall I forget the days I spent with you. Continue to be my friend, as you will always find me yours.
“Any day spent with you is my favorite day. So today is my new favorite day.”
A.A. Milne (1882–1956) British author
Steve Jobs (1955–2011) American entrepreneur and co-founder of Apple Inc.
interview in Playboy magazine (February 1985 http://www.playboy.co.uk/article/16311/playboy-interview-steven-jobs) <!-- alternate link : http://gizmodo.com/5694765/29+year+old-steve-jobs-extols-californias-virtues-to-playboy-magazine --> <br class="br">1980s <br class="br">Context: Woz and I very much liked Bob Dylan's poetry, and we spent a lot of time thinking about a lot of that stuff. This was California. You could get LSD fresh made from Stanford. You could sleep on the beach at night with your girlfriend. California has a sense of experimentation and a sense of openness—openness to new possibilities.