Memory is a way of telling you what's important to you.
Salman Rushdie
Recitation: by Male by Female
'Triple Agent' is a different kind of read because it is, at its core, a pure narrative, the story of an intelligence operation that unfolds over the course of a year and then goes badly wrong. There's a lot of 'news' in the book, including an account of drone warfare that is as detailed, in my humble opinion, as any in the open-source arena.
Joby Warrick
HumbleIntelligenceOpinionBook
Old reference books are like tree rings. Without them, there'd be no way to know what a tree had lived through.
Jill Lepore
TreeKnowWayOldWithoutLived
I went to school every day, like everyone else, and I played baseball for my high school team. I was a part of a lot of different activities outside of school.
Jesse McCartney
DaySchoolBaseballTeamHigh School
The part of the process that's exciting to me is feeling like I'm in a place I've never been before, in every way. Without that, I don't know if I'd be a writer.
Jennifer Egan
MeProcessFeelingPlaceKnowWay
Well, opera began with an intent to resuscitate Greek drama, that is, modern opera as we know it.
John Eaton
DramaKnowOperaModernWellIntent
I chose John Carroll Lynch as my SAG name when I was 19 years old. I was working in D.C., and I got my SAG card by doing a first aid film for the Red Cross called 'Bleeding Control'. They had a union contract.
John Carroll Lynch
RedControlNameDoingOldFirst
Whether you're writing a horror show or a James Bond film, I think what bubbles beneath is interesting characterization. The colors that emerge through storytelling is what a dramatist does. There's always got to be something bubbling underneath that will erupt at some point.
John Logan
ColorsWritingBondThinkYouWill
There's no question that if we stay on planet Earth and never leave, that eventually we'll be wiped out.
John M. Grunsfeld
EarthNeverQuestionOutLeaveStay
I have so much respect for directors. It's a tremendous amount of pressure; you have to keep steadfast and keep what you know is right.
Robert De Niro
RespectPressureYouKnowRight
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet.
Rodney Dangerfield
MeSaidRidiculousEveryoneBeing
For me, writing is a way of thinking. I write in a journal a lot. I'm a very impatient person, so writing and meditation allow me to slow down and watch my mind; they are containers that keep me in place, hold me still.
Ruth Ozeki
MindMeWritingThinkingSlowDown
I'll never say it's good enough. It's a pressure I put on myself.
Romelu Lukaku
GoodMyselfPressureEnoughSayPut
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