Richard Feynman On Imagination
Richard Feynman (May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) Our imagination is stretched to the upmost, not, as in fiction, to imagine things which are…
Herman Hesse On Destiny
Hermann Hesse (July 02, 1877 – August 09, 1962) When destiny comes to a man from outside, it lays him low, just as an arrow…
Billy Collins On Forgetfulness
Billy Collins (March 22, 1941 -) The name of the author is the first to go followed obediently by the title, the plot, the heartbreaking…
Ralph Waldo Emerson On Tomorrow
Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders…
Jamaica Kincaid On Writing
Jamaica Kincaid (May 25, 1949 -) When I start to write something, I suppose I want it to change me, to make me into something…
Andre Breton On Reality
Andre Breton (February 19, 1896 – September 28, 1966) I believe in the future resolution of these two states - outwardly so contradictory - which…
Katherine Anne Porter On Experience
Katherine Anne Porter (May 15, 1890 – September 18, 1980) I have a very firm belief that the life of no man can be explained…
