Willingen Conference Quotes & Sayings

His (Islamic astronomer al-Farghani) legacy also endures through the Italian writer and poet Dante (1265-1321), who derived most of the astronomical knowledge he included in his DIVINE COMEDY from the writings of al-Farghani (whom he referred to by his Latin name, Alfraganus). — Jim Al-Khalili

The closest and most precious people in your life are guaranteed to make you feel the entire spectrum of human emotions. — John Wayne Gacy

It does not seem possible to think of oneself as normal without thinking that some other kind of person is pathological, — Michael Warner

I take my Bible with me, sometimes two of them, when I travel. — Gabby Douglas

I pictured my mom, alone in our little apartment on the Upper East Side. I tried to remember the smell of her blue waffles in the kitchen. It seemed so far away. — Rick Riordan

My novels and poems are meant to be read aloud. That's why jazz musicians have been able to adapt my stuff. — Ishmael Reed

Of course you have days that are long, you're tired, and things aren't working out, and you can get frustrated, but I would say any of the things that make it less glamorous or cause some complexity or turn you down the road you weren't expecting to go down is a part of the thrill. — Ellen Page