The past becomes a texture, an ambience to our present. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes ambience past present
Ah, well, the truth is always one thing, but in a way it's the other thing, the gossip, that counts. It shows where people's hearts lie. Paul Scott countgossipheart Change image and share on social
We need to be able to go to school and feel safe and accepted for who we are. Paul Scott acceptfeelsafe Change image and share on social
While writing books about the past, I think about the present. It's not intentional, but somehow my books end up being written under the sign of a political mood. Rick Perlstein bookendintentional Change image and share on social
Over the past decade... while many businesses have pursued what I call 'business as usual,' I have been part of a different, smaller business movement, one that tried to put idealism back on the agenda. Anita Roddick agendumbackbusiness share on social
I find the past so fascinating. Photographs are strange, almost surreal, almost here yet gone. I slip into thinking what the past must have been like and I enjoy creating that ambience and atmosphere - 1730 to around 1870 is the most interesting period. Kate Atkinson ambienceatmospherecreate share on social
