A lot of first novels are coming-of-age stories. A lot are autobiographical.
Stacey D'Erasmo
Recitation: by Male by Female
I always say, 'I love chocolate, but I'm not Willy Wonka.'
Jimmy Iovine
LoveChocolateSayAlwaysI Love
I did a couple of plays at university, badly, where I made friends with Benedict Cumberbatch. When you see someone like him acting, it makes you think there's not much point in doing it yourself.
Robert Rinder
YourselfThinkSomeoneDoingActing
Whenever the names of the disciples are enumerated in the New Testament, St. Peter's stands at their head.
John Strachan
NewNamesHeadDisciplesPeter
The trouble when you're doing something illegal is that you know what you're doing. You're lying to your parents, you're lying to your kids. The only person you can't lie to is yourself.
Tommy Chong
LieYourselfParentsDoingYouKnow
I think if I'd quit years ago, I'd never have known what I was capable of doing.
Tom Petty
ThinkDoingQuitNeverCapable
There is so much that I love about all aspects of making a film or a TV show.
Robert Ben Garant
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Maybe true love isn't out there for me, but I can sublimate my loneliness with the notion that true love is out there for someone.
Roxane Gay
LoveLonelinessTrue LoveLove IsMe
We're going to play better, and we're going to play harder.
Mike Quade
BetterPlayGoingHarder
If I didn't write sex scenes, all my characters would head to the kitchen and make cups of tea.
Michael Winter
TeaKitchenSexWriteHeadWould
Morality crusades unite military regimes and religious zealots alike.
Mona Eltahawy
MoralityMilitaryAlikeUnite
Funding for sports (and the arts) are often the first things facing the chop in difficult times.
Lucy Powell
SportsDifficultFirstThingsArts
Before I write the first page of a novel, I spend a long time creating detailed backgrounds for my characters. I imagine the experiences that have formed them, what makes them happy, angry, fearful, and what they yearn for.
Lisa Kleypas
TimeAngryHappyLongLong Time
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