Sharon Kay Penman Quotes

It usually takes me about three years to research and write one of my historical sagas; this is one reason why I take medieval mystery breaks, for they can be completed in only a year.

Sharon Kay Penman

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I have a concentrated period of work for about five months, and then I take a bunch of time off. That's just the way I work.

Joe Mantello

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I played street hockey in Riverside Park when I was a kid. I played goalie. I didn't make the hockey team in college, so I played lacrosse instead. I didn't play hockey again for 20 to 25 years, and then my son became interested in the game. I decided to pick it up again. A friend let me play backup on his team.

John Katzman

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Economies are risky. Some industries rise, and others implode, like housing. Some places get richer, and others drop, like Atlantic City. Some people get new jobs that pay better, many lose their jobs or their wages.

Robert Reich

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My introduction to Woody Allen and to Ethan Coen was at the same time. On Broadway, I starred in a play called 'Relatively Speaking,' which was three one-act comedies, one of which was written by Ethan and one of which was by Woody.

Max Casella

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I think the theater is where you stand up, and you say, 'Here is what I have to offer.'

Ann Dowd

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In love, unlike most other passions, the recollection of what you have had and lost is always better than what you can hope for in the future.

Stendhal

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I sing, and I really should've stuck with it, because it's really what I love to do. It's probably what I'm best at, too.

Stephanie Zimbalist

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When I was collecting material for a political gossip column, and someone said something interesting, I would wait for them to add, 'and I don't want to read that in your magazine!' In which case I wouldn't use it. But if they didn't remember to say it, I'd nip off to the loo, write the story up, come back and change the subject.

Simon Hoggart

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My alter egos have changed a lot over the years. When I was a child, I was a black horse called Storm. Whinnying and jumping over bamboo poles in the garden took up pretty much my entire childhood.

Romola Garai

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Delaware State began as a school bent on service - teaching education, social services and nursing.

Michael N. Castle

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It seems to me that humour is everybody's way of keeping sane and standing off from the situations so that they can see it intellectually, as well as emotionally, and I don't know whether you've noticed, but if somebody tells a joke, it's nearly always a mini fantasy.

Diana Wynne Jones

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It is difficult to help a man without hurting his pride. Everyone wants to be a giver and not a receiver.

Alija Izetbegovic

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