When someone on screen portrays a character that behaves in a way you don’t expect, you’re subverting ideas. So if there’s a Venn diagram between why people are drawn to the characters I play, it may be that. But I’d like to think that the craft of acting and the choices I make as an actor are drawing people on their own merits. Natasha Rothwell Read Quote
Readers really want to come back to an author; they do not want a one-book wonder. That is all very well, but to be career author, you have to be prepared to write one really good book and then write another really good book and keep feeding your readers. You build your audience over a long time. Stephanie Laurens Read Quote
Repentance, prayer, and pondering over the scriptures are essential parts of our qualifying for the gifts of the Spirit in our priesthood service. Further magnification of our power to serve will come as we respond with faith to go forward in our callings with the Holy Ghost to help us. Henry B. Eyring Read Quote
I have music on when I write. I don’t like the isolation otherwise and find the silence deadening. Darren Shan Read Quote
Guns go home with the soldiers, but landmines are designed to kill – mindlessly, out of control, for years. Jody Williams Read Quote
Britain could contribute huge value to the world by leveraging existing assets, including scientific talent and how the NHS is structured, to push the frontiers of a rapidly evolving scientific field – genomic prediction – that is revolutionising healthcare in ways that give Britain some natural advantages over Europe and America. Dominic Cummings Read Quote
I can’t imagine a more fulfilling thing for a writer than that you’ve made a strong impact on the lives of other people. Just because I’ve heard it before does not mean I don’t want to hear it one more time. Armistead Maupin Read Quote
Right Wing watch falsely accused me of harassing Oliver Darcy, a reporter for CNN. However, I was practicing real journalism at a Conservative conference where it is the consensus that ‘CNN’ is fake news. Laura Loomer Read Quote
