My older sister was at the cusp of new wave, and I had older brothers from my fathers first marriage who were rock n roll guys, so I was exposed to a lot of popular culture. – Paul Thomas Anderson
As for doing good that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution. – Henry David Thoreau
What I couldnt help noticing was that I learned more about the novel in a morning by trying to write a page of one than Id learned in seven years or so of trying to write criticism. – Philip Pullman