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21 Patricia Highsmith Quotes to Awaken Your Mind

Patricia Highsmith (January 19, 1921 - February 4, 1995), was an American writer, best known for her intriguing psychological thrillers that are a real treat for those who love the genre. However, not all Highsmith’s writings are about sociopaths and murderers. In fact, some of her works are so different, it’s hard to believe that they were written by the same person Sadly, Highsmith lived an unhappy childhood – she didn’t meet her real father until she was 12 years old and her eccentric mother would constantly bug her. By the age of eight she was reading mental illness studies that fascinated her at the time and would later become useful for her writing. She didn’t want her work to be too similar to that of other mystery authors so she preferred to get her inspiration from reading about crimes in the press. Besides, her imagination was vivid enough and did not shy away from the dark places of the human psyche – and this was just about enough to create some of her fi...

25 Great Isaac Asimov Quotes on the Science of Life

Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 - April 6, 1992), was a Russian-born American author and biochemist, best known for his prolific career as a science-fiction writer, penning nearly 500 books. Asimov fell in love with learning from an early age. He even taught himself how to read by the time he was 5 years old. During World War II, he worked at the Naval Aviation Experimental Station in Philadelphia, and after getting his M.A. and Ph.D., he was hired as an associate professor of biochemistry at Boston University School of Medicine. Asimov’s early career was dominated by writing science-fiction short stories. After John W. Campbell (his mentor and editor) rejected his first two works, Asimov finally managed to sell his third one, called "Marooned off Vesta" (1938), to Amazing Stories Magazine . However, Nightfall (1941), I, Robot (1950)-- later turned into a movie starring Will Smith )-- and the Foundation trilogy (1951) have ranked him as one of the greates...

27 Quotes About Laughter (and Its Healing Power)

While psychologists are still doing research on laughter and its many health benefits , we really don’t need to be experts to realize what a good laugh does to our overall mood. Laughing is literally the cheapest form of therapy and by far the most pleasant one. It has the power to heal not only your soul, but also your body. Remember how you felt the last time someone left you in tears after cracking a joke? There is no better feeling. I love laughing and do whatever I can to get my fair share every single day, even if that means watching a short stand-up comedy show or some funny animal compilation. I just need it to distract my mind from dwelling on negative things that happen every now and then. And it works every time. Laughter might be the only contagious thing that you actually want to catch. So laugh whenever you get the chance, and laugh hard even when people give you funny looks. The right kind of person will start laughing too, without even knowing why. He...