Quotes

Italo Calvino’s assertion that “the grand challenge of literature is to be capable of weaving together the various branches of knowledge, the various ‘codes,

“you must come to grips with the requirements for being good.” In an age that eschews the word “judgmental,” he insists that a good

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“No” cried the minister, “we are all blinded, we are all weakened by a false idea of self-sacrifice.”

As a species, we crave status, endlessly keeping track of who’s more important. This is challenging, given that we participate in so many realms

The top 1 percent of earners will pay an average tax bill of $525,231, up more than $36,000 from last year, according to the

These are the top 10 causes of death per year in the USA* (cause: # of deaths): •Heart disease: 597,689 •Cancer: 574,743 •Chronic lower

No theatre – perhaps no human enterprise – has seen more glory in only a decade or so than the Globe during its first

“In short, they lead innocuous lives. They did not draw daggers or brawl in pubs. They behaved like businessmen. And six times a week

smoking was seen as so effective against the plague that even small children were encouraged to use it. “for a time pupils at Eton