Carlos Fuentes What’s happened at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq is one of the grossest violations of human rights under the Geneva Conventions that we have record of. It is simply monstrous. – Carlos Fuentes Abu Quotes Conventions Quotes Geneva Quotes Ghraib Quotes Grossest Quotes Happened Quotes Human Quotes Iraq Quotes Monstrous Quotes Prison Quotes Record Quotes Rights Quotes Simply Quotes Violations Quotes The United States condoned dictatorships in Latin America for much of the 20th century. I always felt a little worm inside me: ‘Now you need to write a novel with a woman protagonist.’
Constance Zimmer That’s why I think life is so incredible, right? Anything is possible. You can be one way one day, and then you can have one experience that could be tiny-itty-bitty or big, and it can shift your whole focus and your whole life. – Constance Zimmer
Rupi Kaur I think social media is… really cool in the sense that I don’t think that a writer like me would’ve found a readership if maybe Instagram wasn’t there. – Rupi Kaur
Adam Beach I go to South Dakota for ceremonies when I have the time. And when you learn what the Indian peoples have gone through to hold onto their culture and traditions… wow, it’s an amazing story. – Adam Beach
James St James I would go to the all-night grocery store and pretend that I was at Studio 54 because it was the only place open all night. Truman Capote in the frozen foods. Andy Warhol over in vegetables. – James St James
Michael Stipe I went through a period where I was really tired of seeing and reading about myself. – Michael Stipe
Bobby Roode People will come up to me at live events or wherever and have me sign Canadian flags or the old ‘Team Canada’ shirt and have me talk about those days back in ‘Team Canada,’ so it’s a moment that I’m proud of. – Bobby Roode
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