
“The distinction between complex thinking / right-answer thinking increasingly defines the difference between elite educational opportunity and education of the rest.”"If the SAT Were a Key to All Mythology" by Monica Cohen

"If you think this Universe is bad, you should see some of the others."

"I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear."

"Here in Los Angeles anyone without an automobile is de facto a second-class citizen."

"Understanding the complexity of human behavior in times of catastrophe is one of the aims of the book."

"To me, in a self-governing democratic country, it’s a fundamental mistake to draw an absolute line between government and community."

"We turn to books in the hope of better understanding our selves and better engaging with the meaning of our experiences."

"'Very funny,' Chet said sourly. 'Har-de-har-har with the Hardy boys.'"

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"Read. Always read. No one can take that away from you."... More

"There is only one thing that can kill the Movies, and that is education." — Will Rogers... More


"I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead." — Samuel Goldwyn... More

"The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it." — F... More

"Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television." —Woody Allen... More

"The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not." — Gertrude Stein... More