Why should a novelist not also be a historian? To force unnatural divisions within the English language is to work against its capacious and accommodating nature. To expect a writer to produce only novels, or only histories, is equivalent to demanding from a composer that he or she write only string quartets or piano sonatas. Peter Ackroyd Read Quote
We like to say we hope to be like the Girl Scouts of technology, having many different chapters in many different states as well as many different countries. Kimberly Bryant Read Quote
My life has been a fortunate one; I was born under a lucky star. It seems as if both wind and tide had favoured me. I have suffered no great losses, or defeats, or illness, or accidents, and have undergone no great struggles or privations; I have had no grouch. I have not wanted the earth. John Burroughs Read Quote
When I develop a character, I usually start by creating a backstory with whatever information I have access to. Daniella Alonso Read Quote
Sometimes it irks when people come up in the street and say, ‘Oh I’m a huge James Bond fan’ – when you obviously want them to be a fan of your work in particular. Rosamund Pike Read Quote
I think ’24’ is a more mature audience, whereas ‘Heroes’ is a little bit younger. But I have to say, neither one is child friendly. My daughter doesn’t get to watch either show! Rena Sofer Read Quote
If the EPA continues unabated, jobs will be shipped to China and India as energy costs skyrocket. Most of the media attention has focused on the EPA’s efforts to regulate climate-change emissions, but that is just the beginning. Fred Upton Read Quote
When I grew up, I grew up in the middle of nowhere. I wasn’t really able to have access to people other than like, my family, so being able to just have that access to people and technology to really change the world is incredible. iJustine Read Quote
