I mean simply to say that I want my characters to suggest the background in themselves, even when it is read more

I mean simply to say that I want my characters to suggest the background in themselves, even when it is not visible. I want them to be so powerfully realized that we cannot imagine them apart from their physical and social context even when we see them in empty space.

If I had a thousand major shareholders that I know would be selling stock because of portfolio diversification, I would read more

If I had a thousand major shareholders that I know would be selling stock because of portfolio diversification, I would rather do a secondary offering than have them sell in dribs and drabs. It makes a lot of sense to do it in one fell swoop.

It was definitely a good result because it was a really tough test today, where only those riders who are read more

It was definitely a good result because it was a really tough test today, where only those riders who are in shape had any chance of doing well,

We have shown that regenerative medicine techniques can be used to generate functional bladders that are durable. This suggests that read more

We have shown that regenerative medicine techniques can be used to generate functional bladders that are durable. This suggests that regenerative medicine may one day be a solution to the shortage of donor organs in this country for those needing transplants.

I've never seen him there.

I've never seen him there.

Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth.

Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth.

Paranoids are people, too; they have their own problems. It's easy to criticize, but if everybody hated you, you'd be read more

Paranoids are people, too; they have their own problems. It's easy to criticize, but if everybody hated you, you'd be paranoid too.

Few people are successful unless a lot of other people want them to be.

Few people are successful unless a lot of other people want them to be.

In other circumstances it would not be a very big deal, but I would say the Election Commission was too read more

In other circumstances it would not be a very big deal, but I would say the Election Commission was too complacent about explaining the changes to the people.