A writer is what I am.
Phyllis A. Whitney
Recitation: by Male by Female
By object is meant some element in the complex whole that is defined in abstraction from the whole of which it is a distinction.
John Dewey
ComplexAbstractionWholeObject
Most women are not as young as they are painted.
Max Beerbohm
WomenYoungWomen AreMostPainted
In many respects I have gone out of my way to avoid the usual approach adopted in crime novels. I have used some techniques that are normally outlawed - the presentation of Mikael Blomkvist, for instance, is based exclusively on the personal case study made by Lisbeth Salander.
Stieg Larsson
CrimePersonalWayStudyOutGone
Making vocal hooks is my favorite thing to do. That's what I love about songwriting - making catchy stuff.
Sigrid
LoveSongwritingFavoriteStuff
I couldn't find a group that wanted to do what I wanted to do. No one was really up for it.
Tom Jenkinson
FindGroupUpWantedReally
Zero-zero is a big score.
Ron Atkinson
BigScore
Would we even recognize an Oliver Stone production if it didn't kick up the usual fuss?
Michelle Dean
StoneUpProductionKickWouldEven
Well, I had nightmares when I was doing the Klan story all the time. I had a recurring nightmare of basically being exposed as a Jew inside the Klan compound.
Jon Ronson
TimeStoryDoingInsideNightmares
At a magazine, everything you do is edited by a bunch of people, by committee, and a lot of them are, were, or think of themselves as writers. Part of that is because magazines worry about their voice.
Chuck Klosterman
PeopleVoiceThinkWorryYou
Mental illness doesn't need to be hidden or glorified. It should be normalized to where people feel comfortable sharing with their families and friends and know they're not alone. By opening up about my struggle, I'm hoping I can help someone who feels like they don't know what to do or when they can't accept their situation.
Ariel Winter
AloneStrugglePeopleSomeoneHelp
The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast programme of physical education and sports competitions for all young people.
Avery Brundage
EducationSportsPeopleEndYoung
I sensed my chance and embraced the telecom business. I started marketing telephones, answering/fax machines under the brand name Beetel, and the company picked up really fast.
Sunil Mittal
BusinessChanceBrandNameFastUp
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