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Edward Albee: One must let...

Edward Albee: One must let...

One must let the play happen to one; one must let the mind loose to respond as it will, to receive impressions to...

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Jules Renard: A cold in...

Jules Renard: A cold in...

A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Stanislaw Lec: When smashing monuments,...

Stanislaw Lec: When smashing monuments,...

When smashing monuments, save the pedestals - they always come in handy.

Source:...

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I want my...

I want my...

I want my questions answered by an alert and experienced politician, prepared to be grilled and quoted -- not my hand...

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The simple opposition...

The simple opposition...

The simple opposition between the people and big business has disappeared because the people themselves have become so...

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The more things...

The more things...

The more things change, the more they remain the same. (Plus ?a change, plus c'est la m?me...

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Black women as...

Black women as...

Black women as a group have never been fools. We couldn't afford to be.

Source: In...

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How many of...

How many of...

How many of our daydreams would darken into nightmares, were there a danger of their coming...

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The indefatigable pursuit...

The indefatigable pursuit...

The indefatigable pursuit of an unattainable perfection -- even though nothing more than the pounding of an old piano...

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All wish to...

All wish to...

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the...

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Long ago I...

Long ago I...

Long ago I understood that it wasn't merely my being a woman that was preventing my being welcomed into the world of...

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I had rather...

I had rather...

I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the...

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Boys don't make...

Boys don't make...

Boys don't make passes at female smart-asses.

Source: In An Uncommon Scold, by Abby...

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There is no...

There is no...

There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Let's not burn...

Let's not burn...

Let's not burn the universities yet. After all, the damage they do might be worse.

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Genius is the...

Genius is the...

Genius is the talent of a man who is dead.

Source: In The Cynic's Lexicon, ed....

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If I talk,...

If I talk,...

If I talk, everyone thinks I'm showing off; when I'm silent they think I'm ridiculous; rude if I answer, sly if I get...

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I have always...

I have always...

I have always suspected that too much knowledge is a dangerous thing. It is a boon to people who don't have deep...

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A book is...

A book is...

A book is like a piece of rope; it takes on meaning only in connection with the things it holds...

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Just as there...

Just as there...

Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its effects, present or...

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