Our spirits are corroded by living in an atmosphere of unrelenting contention – an argument culture. Deborah Tannen Read Quote
I’ve done a lot of period stuff but that’s mostly because, in England, we get off on a lot of period stuff, but it’s not any kind of particular choice. That’s where a lot of the work is. Rupert Everett Read Quote
There are so many ways of posturing that people associate with being a writer. They imagine you wearing a beret and drinking only red wine and being full of yourself, and so, for a long time, the way I felt about writing was too private. I felt it too important and didn’t want to be teased about it. So I lied about it. Eleanor Catton Read Quote
The margins for restaurants to make money are very, very narrow. It’s a tough business, and to be a chef is a little bit masochistic. Anne Burrell Read Quote
I remember watching Cate Blanchett in ‘Elizabeth’ and feeling like for the first time – even though that time period wasn’t happening now – that I believed that role. Cody Fern Read Quote
When you are looking to be validated by others, you are living according to their values, not yours. Jay Shetty Read Quote
It is true that as you have children, there are a good many months when you don’t want to be working full-time. I agree that that’s an issue. Sandra Day O'Connor Read Quote
When a locked-room mystery doesn’t work, the solution makes you groan, and the book gets hurled across the room. Adrian McKinty Read Quote
When I was a child, I loved making stories, so I thought maybe I would be a novelist. Hirokazu Kore-eda Read Quote
