Mary Balogh Quotes

I have a British voice and a rather formal one at that, having been brought up in post-WWII Britain. My voice is perfectly suited to the sort of book I write, I think. It would not fit a contemporary, besides which I do not know enough about the contemporary world to write convincingly or comfortably about it!

Mary Balogh

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: welsh
  • Birth: March 24, 1944

Topics

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I lift weights four times a week, usually run five days a week.

Jimmie Johnson

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I don't make a division between an art film and commercial art.

Joe Wright

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'Malandrinas' means 'bad girls,' but not bad in a negative way. I wrote it in homage to my female fans.

Jenni Rivera

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In this country, we force millions of people - who are largely black and brown - into a permanent second-class status simply because they once committed a crime.

Michelle Alexander

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Delaware State has established itself as an institution of excellence in its own right and attracts a diversity of students from various races, socio-economic status and locations.

Michael N. Castle

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There are definitely some nights where the show is over, and you're on the bus or a hotel room, and it's sort of a shock to go from being in the atmosphere of a club or a theater and be at your own show to being by yourself in a hotel room.

Jason Isbell

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I know my generation - a lot of them, they're getting old now, and they want to think back fondly, they want to kid themselves. A lot of them think, 'Yeah, we were the best.' That's the kiss of death. That's non-growth. And also that's very bad for the world.

Joni Mitchell

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Once you make a movie like 'Superbad,' when it's popular and you're the lead, you get offered all kinds of things and there's a temptation to make bad movies either for the money or to maintain your relevance in pop culture.

Jonah Hill

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As designers, we have a great responsibility.

Dieter Rams

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When my first novel was published, I went in great excitement round bookshops in central London to see if they had stocked it.

Antony Beevor

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It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.

Winston Churchill

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I want to give people who might not feel included a place to go.

Poppy

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