Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
He’d once told me that the art of getting ahead in New York was based on learning how to express dissatisfaction in an interesting way.
Don DeLillo • White Noise
“Hemingway loves to write for those of us who will never come face to face with danger.”
A. Scott Berg • Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
Edgar Winter—almost without question—is the most successful albino “keytar” enthusiast of the late 20th century. He had a lot to be happy about. “Slow Ride” opens
Chuck Klosterman • Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
Harpers.
A. Scott Berg • Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
The Parade of the Power Brokers had, to anyone interested in the nuances of true power in New York State, been a good show. It was to be the last Robert Moses ever produced. The imperial guard would never charge for him again.
Robert A. Caro • The Power Broker
It was as if Wall Street had decided to allow everyone to gamble on the punctuality of commercial airlines.
Michael Lewis • The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
His near-manic preoccupation with his business gripped him like a demon.
Michael P. Malone • James J. Hill: Empire Builder of the Northwest (The Oklahoma Western Biographies Book 12)
The Paper Millionaire, by some Arab-turned-Englishman named Roger Shashoua. He sat
Tom Wolfe • A Man in Full: A Novel
The Texan turned out to be good-natured, generous and likable. In three days no one could stand him.