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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Quotes

I was about 12 when I first encountered 'The Moonstone' - or a Classics Illustrated version of it - digging through an old trunk in my grandfather's house on a rainy Bengali afternoon.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: indian
Birth: 1956

Topics

House Grandfather Old First Through

'Will Grayson, Will Grayson' is about two guys named Will Grayson who live in different Chicago suburbs who eventually meet each other.

John Green

Live Chicago Meet Will Two Suburbs

I'm really lucky because I can sleep on planes. I wear an eye mask, I have a book, and I sit down and pass out pretty easily. I know that not everyone can. I think I'm good at it because I travel so much, and for me, being on planes is like a sacred time. It's the only time to zone out and meditate.

Stella Maxwell

Good Time Travel Sleep Me Book

As combat infantrymen and special operators, we received thousands of hours of firearms training.

Stanley A. McChrystal

Training Special Hours Combat

I was a very religious kid. I was raised as an Episcopalian.

Steven Seagal

Kid I Was Raised Religious Raised

I don't actually like blocking actors. I prefer giving actors freedom. They don't have to step on a precise mark with me. Instead of giving marks to the actors I like to give marks to the camera.

Jose Padilha

Freedom Step Me Giving Camera Mark

That really sets great directors apart from good directors: their ability to make you feel like you matter, even if your part is much smaller. That's one thing I found with most of the great directors I worked with: They all have that skill. Not everyone takes the time.

Jonny Lee Miller

Good Great Time Feel You Skill

The '65 Impala is pretty much me as a car.

Chuck Inglish

Car Me Pretty Much

Everyone has seen photographs of Mexicans wearing those big sombreros. When you come to Mexico, the astonishing thing is, nobody wears these hats at all.

Bruce Beresford

Hats You Nobody Everyone Mexico Big

Computer modelling for weather forecasting, and indeed for climate forecasting, has reached its limits.

Piers Corbyn

Weather Limits Computer Modelling

Suffrage is the pivotal right.

Susan B. Anthony

Equality Right Suffrage Pivotal

I'm grateful to be working. The most exciting thing for me is that I never get bored - I've done comedy, drama, musical theatre and now Shakespeare.

Sheridan Smith

Grateful Me Theatre Comedy Drama

Writing is a lonely business.

Sherman Alexie

Business Writing Lonely