Claire Tomalin Quotes

Biographies are, in their nature, far more difficult to make into films than novels, because novels come with plots constructed and dialogue written, whereas I don't invent dialogue for my subjects or plot their lives for them.

Claire Tomalin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: June 20, 1933

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I received an OBE from the Queen, which probably doesn't mean anything in America but is quite nice in England - the Order of the British Empire for services to drama.

Joan Collins

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Each time, storytellers clothed the naked body of the myth in their own traditions, so that listeners could relate more easily to its deeper meaning.

Joan D. Vinge

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The Army's always had a special place in my heart.

John M. McHugh

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I always have my books for company.

Sriti Jha

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I love mixing up my genres.

Rosanne Cash

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I'm not on Twitter, but I am on Instagram and follow Lena Dunham and Usher.

Michelle Dockery

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Most of the time, people look at a piece of art online when it is just a few blocks from their house. Changing the way you walk home everyday fills life with surprises.

JR

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What we know to be true is that comfort isn't always freedom. People confuse the two.

DeRay Mckesson

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Hillary Clinton may be the most corrupt person ever to seek the presidency.

Donald Trump

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This record is probably as easy as anything I've ever done.

Chris LeDoux

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If I was prime minister, I would declare a state of emergency on climate change.

Cornelia Parker

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It's not unusual for me to wake up in the middle of the night and not know where I am. I take sleep medication to deal with all the flights. But I find it helps to eat at the same time every day.

Nobu Matsuhisa

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