I never think of an entire book at once. I always just start with a very small idea. In ‘Holes,’ I just began with the setting; a juvenile correctional facility located in the Texas desert. Then I slowly make up the story, and rewrite it several times, and each time I rewrite it, I get new ideas, and change the old ideas around. Louis Sachar Read Quote
I graduated from college when I was 20. To get enough money to finish college, I went into the ROTC, and I was an officer in the Air Force before I could buy a drink. Melvin Van Peebles Read Quote
I like to take care of people, and I like to make sure that they’re OK and happy. Kimberly Schlapman Read Quote
So many people have been abused. It’s not rare; it’s a very common human experience, and we survive. India Arie Read Quote
I played the tuba in high school. I wanted to be a member of the marching band. I thought, what can I play that has the most effect? What can I play to get people to laugh? Patti LuPone Read Quote
Yeah, because what it all boils down to is at the end of the day, we are all riding on the same boat and we have to learn how to deal with each other. I think that the music and what we do in our actions is what can kind of bring us together, hopefully. Bootsy Collins Read Quote
I think that it’s important to have good people around you, like my friends. Austin Mahone Read Quote
I miss the comedy of the ’70s and ’80s, like ‘Only Fools And Horses’ and ‘Fawlty Towers,’ so I’m glad I’m put in that category. Brendan O'Carroll Read Quote
You know, a lot of those angry sort of Southern man characters that I’ve been doing are based on different people I might’ve had as, like, a soccer coach or as a teacher. Danny McBride Read Quote
In such a case, it would be almost sure of success, if the active members of a society established for that purpose, were inclined to meet the poor as men, as brethren, and as Christians. Joseph Lancaster Read Quote
