Sue Townsend Quotes

I became an insomniac, really, hardly slept at all, didn't even try to. And it's carried on. I hate to say I only need as much sleep as Mrs. Thatcher, but I can cope really well on five hours.

Sue Townsend

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: April 2, 1946 - April 10, 2014

Topics

HateSleepI CanSayTryNeed

Expiring for love is beautiful but stupid.

Jenny Holzer

LoveBeautifulLove IsStupid

It takes four months to ship food aid and 40 percent of the cost is in the shipping. People cannot eat shipping costs. We have had people die when there are surpluses in the markets.

Andrew Natsios

FoodPeopleShipDieEatCost

There is an unspoken feminist layer to Katana. She's an aggressive modern woman with traditional Japanese roots. She was in love with her sword because she believed it contained her husband.

Ann Nocenti

LoveWomanRootsHusbandSwordShe

I like to make bombueti, which is basically the South African national dish. It's basically a South African curry shepherd's pie kind of thing.

St. Lucia

PieKindShepherdMakeLikeCurry

Political vitriol is a familiar enough characteristic of American history.

Robert Dallek

HistoryAmericanPoliticalEnough

Most of the southern hemisphere is unexplored. We had more exploration ships down there during Captain Cook's time than now. It's amazing.

Robert Ballard

TimeAmazingExplorationDownNow

I feel like the expectations have gone up. It's not a complaint, but it's a little intimidating. People are like, 'Oh, you're on Matador. It's kind of a legendary label - you're going to have to live up to all those other bands.' I guess it's not that explicit.

Lucy Dacus

LivePeopleExpectationsFeelYou

Apparently I'm not a pro cyclist.

Jon Cryer

ProApparentlyCyclist

Dancing and singing are the two things that have stuck with me throughout my life.

JoJo Siwa

LifeMeSingingMy LifeTwoDancing

I've dressed what fashion thinks of as the 'It' girls like Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie, but I also just love people like Kathy Bates and Leslie Jones.

Christian Siriano

LovePeopleFashionDressedJust

I was in a band called the SteelDrivers, and we just played hard in vans, hopping on airplanes, not knowing where you're at.

Chris Stapleton

Not KnowingYouBandKnowingHard

I'm a girl from a good family who was very well brought up. One day I turned my back on it all and became a bohemian.

Brigitte Bardot

FamilyGoodGirlDayBackOne Day

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