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“Look at the orators in our republics; as long as they are poor, both state and people can only praise their uprightness; but once they are fattened on the public funds, they conceive a hatred for justice, plan intrigues against the people and attack the democracy.”
Source : Aristophanes (2004). “Plutus (Sparklesoup Classics)”, p.35, Sparklesoup LLC
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“I hate artists who are not of their time.”
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“If I had a view like this to look down on every day, I would have the energy and inspiration to conquer the world. The trouble is, when you most need such a view, no one gives it to you.”
Source : Jennifer Egan (2010). “A Visit from the Goon Squad”, p.78, Anchor
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“If Shakespeare and Michelangelo were alive today, and if they decided to collaborate on a comic, Shakespeare would write the script and Michelangelo would draw it. How could anybody say that this wouldn't be as worthwhile an artform as anything on earth?”
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“We need to be much clearer about what we do and do not know so that we don't continually confuse the two. If I could have one wish for education, it would be the systematic ordering of our basic knowledge in such a way that what is known and true can be acted on, while what is superstition, fad, and myth can be recognized as such and used only when there is nothing else to support us in our frustration and despair.”
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“I’m lucky that I’m afraid of losing something”
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“Follow your heart. It rarely leads you astray. It's thinking that gets us into trouble.”
Source : Steve Berry (2015). “The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle”, p.2655, Ballantine Books
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“Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. It's like singing on a boat during a terrible storm at sea. You can't stop the raging storm, but singing can change the hearts and spirits of the people who are together on that ship”
