Almost every college playwright or sketch or improv comedian was sort of aware of Christopher Durang – even kids in high school. His short plays were so accessible to younger people and I think that was inspirational to me. – Mindy Kaling
Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant, they is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks. – Johann Gottfried Von Herder
Without this ridiculous vanity that takes the form of self-display, and is part of everything and everyone, we would see nothing, and nothing would exist. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
A society that has made nostalgia a marketable commodity on the cultural exchange quickly repudiates the suggestion that life in the past was in any important way better than life today. – Christopher Lasch
Everyone at home is so supportive. People recognise me, say how proud they are of me. Its awesome to hear, its amazing to know I can touch so many people in a positive way. – Kirsty Coventry
