“The sight of parents, children and grandparents all descending on a te...” — Mariella Frostrup Quote

“The sight of parents, children and grandparents all descending on a tented field to enjoy the pleasure of ideas and books renews my faith in humanity.”

“I met Jason on a charity walk in 2001, and we got married on a friend's boat in Panama two years later. It was the perfect wedding for two people who'd already been married and who weren't teenagers.”

“As a species, we tend to be doers, forever shaping and reshaping the world to better suit our purposes.”

“When your father directed your mother in 'Orpheus Descending,' the kid's going to be a theater nerd.”

“I want to ski down Mount Cho Oyu in the Himalayas when I am 85, descending from a height of 8,201 meters.”

“Hate is ravening vulture beaks descending on a place of skulls.”