Ballardians Quotes

#1. I've read plenty of J.G. Ballard, but I'm not really a Ballardian. I've met Ballardians, and I know when I can't compete. I like Ballard in his relatively unchallenging apocalyptic mode: 'Vermilion Sands,' 'The Drowned World,' 'The Burning World,' 'The Crystal World.'

Lev Grossman

#2. I've been looking for a savior in these dirty streets, looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets.

Tori Amos

#3. My heroes are people who are working hard and trying to make a good living for their families. My heroes are people who put their families first.

Dale Murphy

#4. Life is not complicated or finicky, it will gladly take you anywhere you choose to go.

Mark W. Boyer

#5. One breath, one moment, one day at a time.

Kirsten Beyer

#6. There's a difference between using the word to insult somebody and using it to start a journalistic conversation.

Juan Williams

#7. He who is the cause of another's advancement is thereby the cause of his own ruin.

Niccolo Machiavelli

#8. Bury my heart at Wounded Knee.

Stephen Vincent Benet

#9. Sometimes knowing you're not alone in your feelings - especially your tragedies - can make all the difference.

Lisa Kessler