“Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.”
Jane Smiley (1949) American novelist
Source: Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel
After being asked "Have you noticed prejudices about your love for rock? Has anyone tried to shape you in a more mainstream direction?" genunderground.ro (January 20, 2021) https://genunderground.ro/rumpelstiltskin-printre-printisori-un-interviu-cu-arthur-in-neverland/?fbclid=IwAR1xdfMzYGpjSOJ2rcor_UYENEgr8ve1AInYG11734t45oPrScajUrauyNw,
“Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.”
Jane Smiley (1949) American novelist
Source: Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) American politician, diplomat, and activist, and First Lady of the United States
George Müller (1805–1898) German-English clergyman
A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, First Part.
First Part of Narrative
David Gemmell book Legend
Source: Drenai series, Legend, Pt 1: Against the Horde, Ch. 28
Jake Shields (1979) American mixed martial artist
"Jake Shields talks vegetarianism, Demian Maia and Nick Diaz", interview with the Las Vegas Sun (8 October 2013) https://lasvegassun.com/news/2013/oct/08/jake-shields-talks-vegetarianism-nick-diaz/.
“I am much better at saying how I feel when I no longer feel it.”
Jeanette Winterson book Gut Symmetries
Source: Gut Symmetries
““And how do you feel?” the Prince asked in a smooth voice.
“Better than you look,” Thane grunted.”
Lin Carter (1930–1988) American fantasy writer, editor, critic
Source: Tower at the Edge of Time (1968), Chapter 9, “Slaves of Chan” (p. 85)
Gary Ross (1956) American film director
And every one of those things is in you all the time, if you just have the guts to look for them.
David Wagner/Bud Parker
Pleasantville (1998)
Warren Farrell (1943) author, spokesperson, expert witness, political candidate
Source: Interview by Jonathan Robinson (1994), p. 46-47.
Richard Hamming (1915–1998) American mathematician and information theorist
Methods of Mathematics Applied to Calculus, Probability, and Statistics (1985)