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writing hair fire
Prowling about the rooms, sitting down, getting up, stirring the fire, looking out the window, teasing my hair, sitting down to write, writing nothing, writing something and tearing it up... Charles Dickens
writing numbers gold
Genius, in one respect, is like gold; numbers of persons are constantly writing about both, who have neither. Charles Caleb Colton
writing language nonsense
It is curious that some learned dunces, because they can write nonsense in languages that are dead, should despise those that talk sense in languages that are living.
writing men profound
He that knows himself, knows others; and he that is ignorant of himself, could not write a very profound lecture on other men's heads.
writing faces privacy
The society of dead authors has this advantage over that of the living: they never flatter us to our faces, nor slander us behind our backs, nor intrude upon our privacy, nor quit their shelves until we take them down.
writing men three
There are three difficulties in authorship: to write anything worth publishing, to find honest men to publish it, and to find sensible men to read it.
writing should-have fire
We should have a glorious conflagration, if all who cannot put fire into their works would only consent to put their works into the fire.
writing self hints
The awkwardness and embarrassment which all feel on beginning to write, when they themselves are the theme, ought to serve as a hint to author's that self is a subject they ought very rarely to descant upon.
writing two style
When I meet with any persons who write obscurely or converse confusedly, I am apt to suspect two things; first, that such persons do not understand themselves; and secondly, that they are not worthy of being understood by others.
fantasy problem enough
The problem with most genre fantasy is that it's not nearly fantastic enough. It's escapist, but it can't escape. China Mieville
fantasy-novels spy horror
I grew up on genre - on Westerns, spy thrillers, sci-fi, fantasy novels, horror novels. Especially horror novels. Benjamin Percy
fantasy astronomy biomedical
I love biomedical science, I love astronomy, and you can't really do much with those in a fantasy setting. Elizabeth Moon
fantasy fiction genres matters medical offer science technology
One of the most interesting things about science fiction and fantasy is the way that the genres can offer different perspectives on matters to do with the body, the mind, medical technology, and the way we live our lives. Tansy Rayner Roberts
fantasy-love affair bizarre
My biggest fantasy love affair was with Dustin Hoffman. It's so bizarre. Also Anthony Hopkins. Debra Messing
fantasy globe hear mind people pure throughout
Moments are incredible, but in my fantasy mind I see a Globe company which is renowned throughout the world for what it does with pure storytelling. So that people come and say: it's not just the building, it's the only place you can hear this kind of work. Mark Rylance
fantasy trouble brevity
This is going to take a while. I'm a fantasy author. We have trouble with the concept of brevity. Brandon Sanderson
fantasy heard rumors
We heard rumors over the years that Fantasy was on the market, but nothing materialized, John Fogerty
fantasy fast prisoners
'The Black Prism' is a story of emperors and prisoners and magic set in a Mediterranean, 1600-esque world. It's a fantasy story; it's fast and fun and inventive. Brent Weeks
favourite love realistic robert
I like reading a lot. Jeffrey Archer and Robert Ludlum are my favourite authors. I love making realistic cinema, so I read non-fiction more.
favourite jeff
My personal favourite is Jeff Beck. All the others are wonderful as well. Noel Redding
favourite
One of my favourite exhibitions is called 'Do It,' which I co-curated with the artists Christian Boltanski and Bertrand Lavier 21 years ago.
favourite
Change is one of my favourite words. Carol Vorderman
favourite great talk
I go to my favourite tournament, I talk about my favourite sport and it's just a great month of parading. Boris Becker
favourite great purple
I've managed to get some beautiful bags. I have a great collection, and so does my mother. My favourite is a purple one by Gucci, which I take everywhere! Becki Newton
favourite pretend time
Growing up, I idolised Madhuri Dixit. She's my favourite actress, and I used to pretend I was her all the time. Lilly Singh
favourite frank series type wonderful
My favourite books series as a young child was the Frank L. Baum 'Wizard of Oz' series. They were beautifully written, oversized fat books with wonderful type and illustrations. Anita Shreve
favourite programme sit watch
My all-time favourite programme is 'Seinfeld;' I could just sit and watch that over and over again. Gina Bellman