Gramellini Corriere Quotes

#1. Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.

Bertrand Russell

#2. I think that, for physicians who want to become writers, they have the material, the smarts, they have the logic, they know the stories; it's just a matter of being able to connect with their emotional sides - that's the key to writing good fiction.

Tess Gerritsen

#3. The advertisement is one of the most interesting and difficult of modern literary forms.

Aldous Huxley

#4. To reason with poorly chosen words is like using a pair of scales with inaccurate weights.

Andre Maurois

#5. A fine book, in the perfect setting, when there's all the time in the world to read it: Life holds greater joys, but none come to mind just now.

Mary Roach

#6. What you hear depends on how you focus your ear. We're not talking about inventing a new language, but rather inventing new perceptions of existing languages.

Philip Glass

#7. [Karen:] Why would you want to be friends with him?
[Rylie:] He has good insight into the male psyche. Besides, he's fun to talk to.
[Karen:] He's fun to screw, too, that doesn't mean it's a good idea.

Jessica Lave