Meriel Quotes

#1. As a candidate, Obama projected himself as a new Reagan, above narrow party politics. He wanted to please all but has ended up annoying many.

Tariq Ali

#2. The reality is that politicians, in terms of the amount of power they wield and the amount that they work, don't actually make that much money.

Beau Willimon

#3. If it's not whether you win or lose but how you play the game, why keep score?

Ron Brackin

#4. ForTime, not Corydon, hath conquered thee.

Matthew Arnold

#5. This is a street where the weaker souls crawl into bed as soon as the sun sets and lie awake listening to the rats.

Michel Faber

#6. To wind up in Cooperstown is surreal for me. To go into the Hall of Fame is one thing. When you think of all the other Yankees that are in here, it's pretty special. This is just a shrine. To visit it, much less be inducted, it's still sort of unbelievable to me.

Joe Torre

#7. I probably have less revision than those who have that wonderful rush of story to tell - you know, I can't wait to tell you what happened the other day. It comes tumbling out and maybe then they go back and refine. I kind of envy that way of working, but I just have never done it.

Amy Hempel