Lester Markel Quotes

“What you see is news what you know is background what you feel is opinion.”

“What you see is news what you know is background what you feel is opinion.”

“Dad has shamelessly played the Mom card. Against which there is no defense.”

“I turn back to the Archers, who don’t look like the same species as us. Do they even sweat, these people?”

“At this moment, I know that the answer has to be yes. I am defeated. By my own father. How Darth Vader.”

“I can’t believe I thought this was going to be boring. This is great!”

“It seems like the best escape games come from Japan for some reason. It makes me proud.”

“So you’re a reader,” My mom sighs, as if somehow this elevates Isabel to yet another realm of perfection.”

“[I]n America, wrongs can be righted,warriors can wear skirts and blouses,and the bravest heartsmay beat in girlsonly five feet tall.”

“At the root of this dilemma is the way we view mental health in this country. Whether an illness affects your heart, your leg or your brain, it’s still an illness, and there should be no distraction.– Michelle Obama”

“Michelle had great admiration for criminals and crime, though only from a distance.”