Konnikova The Biggest Quotes

#1. The quietness of spirit is an inner peace.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#2. Coming from a barely clothed childhood as a swimmer makes me really comfortable with my body.

Estella Warren

#3. An eye for an eye is elemental.

Lou Reed

#4. My writing process often begins with a question. I write down ideas and let them stew for about a year. Then, when I sit down to write, I make a list of characters and try to see how they fit.

Cynthia Voigt

#5. When you speak, allow the insight of our collective humanity to speak through you. When you walk, don't walk for yourself alone; walk for your ancestors and your community. When you breathe, allow the larger world to breathe for you.

Thich Nhat Hanh

#6. It's scary to me to watch the world around us get less and less physical while in the imaginary world of pop culture, aggressive impulses and fear reactions are floridly, furiously stoked and indulged.

Mary Gaitskill

#7. We don't need another Woody. Even Bob Dylan knew he couldn't be Woody Guthrie ... I like Woody Guthrie fine, but I don't need the 50th generation version of it.

Buzz Osborne