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Colleen McCullough Quotes

Once I've got the first draft down on paper then I do five or six more drafts, the last two of which will be polishing drafts. The ones in between will flesh out the characters and maybe I'll check my research.

Colleen McCullough

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: australian
Birth: June 1, 1937

Topics

Research Down Will More First Out

Okay, I'm going to let you in on a little secret: I'm a very superstitious person. I'm walking onto the plane as we speak. I'm putting my hands on the outside of the plane and my feet are on the lip of the plane. I have to do it every time before I fly.

Jessica Chastain

Time Fly Feet Speak Walking Hands

If you're going away, be sure to cancel the paper, the milk, and the laundry pickup. Remove the fresh stuff from the ice box, lock the windows and doors, and phone the cops and tell them how long you'll be gone so they'll keep an eye out for burglars.

Michael Frome

Eye Doors Long Ice You Phone

A perfect handbag is both functional and stylish. Of course you want to look cool, but you also want a bag that is going to work with you, not against you.

Stella Maxwell

Work Cool Stylish Bag You Look

Companies are recognizing that paid leave reduces training and turnover costs, that it's a formula for recruiting and retaining good workers.

Tom Perez

Good Training Leave Workers Paid

I'm a bit surprised that the Raiders turned to Art Shell to be their new head coach, not because Shell isn't a good head coach - he had success before as the Raiders' head coach - but because he's been away from the game so long and the game has changed a lot in those years.

Ron Jaworski

Success Good Art Game Long New

I've thought from the start that a parallel federal investigation into the death of Michael Brown is important. I also believe that our state and local elected officials have been given a responsibility by the people who they work for to get to the bottom of this tragedy.

Roy Blunt

Work Responsibility Death People

I don't know much about politics, but you have to look at it with the bigger picture and think what's best for us now, what's best for us in 10 years' time, what's best for our kids' kids' future - and I don't know.

Mo Farah

Future Time Best Politics Think You

We believe SpaceX will become the world leader in space transport, and we want our investors to be part of that future.

Luke Nosek

Leader Future Space World Believe

I suppose 'Worried About the Boy' was a brave choice, but only in the sense that if I didn't get it right, my career would be over before it had begun.

Douglas Booth

Brave Career Choice Boy Right Over

I'm not sure anyone - and I could be wrong in this - grows up thinking, I want to be a single mom.

Bridget Moynahan

Mom Thinking Wrong Want Single Up

I've been having these dinner parties at my house in L.A. for years that turn into charades parties. I'm so good at breaking stuff down into syllables and sounds. If I were to be doing anything else besides being an actor, I would be a professional charades player. I'm not sure if it exists, but if it didn't, I'll create it.

Wilson Bethel

Good Dinner Doing House Down Create

I feel like every time I write a song, it feels like the first time I wrote a song. It's just as hard. It doesn't get easier, but that's why I love it: because it's a challenge every time.

Shawn Mendes

Love Time Challenge Song Feel Why