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Was it a good idea or not? Was it a good idea or not? ...Be straight, Eleanor!


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LOIS LOWRY In my experience, scientists are not always the most socially adjusted people, and may have habits a...
NATHANIEL RICH I try to write 1,000 words. Some people say it's not about the quantity but about the quality. I...
NATHANIEL RICH There is something fascinating about every human being. The question is how much they're willing...
NATHANIEL RICH Criticism always seemed to me a lot like police work. You look for clues, fingerprints, motives. You...
NATHANIEL RICH I studied literature and Italian at Yale. I wrote my thesis about Italo Svevo, one of my heroes.
NATHANIEL RICH I live in New Orleans, because it's the strangest city in the United States. It has the highest ...
NATHANIEL RICH Someday we'll learn the whole story of why George W. Bush brushed off that intelligence briefing...
FRANK RICH I can juggle, not well... I can balance a broom on my chin. I can do very simple carny tricks, a lit...
RICH SOMMER We who were loved will never unlive that crippling fever.
ADRIENNE RICH I went to Cal Arts. I went to art school.
RICH MOORE There have been at least three other cases in which federal agencies have succeeded in placing fake ...
FRANK RICH It's an established fact. Some women can't stand being pregnant, getting big and bloated, an...
RICH COHEN