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Nina Bawden Quotes

I dislike the word 'victim.' I dislike being told that I 'lost' my husband - as if I had idly abandoned you by the side of the railway track like an unwanted pair of old shoes.

Nina Bawden

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: british
Birth: January 19, 1925 - August 22, 2012

Topics

Shoes Husband You Lost Unwanted Old

I was amazed at the house that I grew up in; it looks practically identical to the way it was, but I couldn't recognize it because of the size of the trees.

Jim Fowler

Trees House Looks Way Size Up

Everyone wants to be paid well - I know that I certainly do. But there are lots of other satisfactions that we get from our work. To feel needed. To feel accomplishment. To believe that our work matters. Being a lawyer gives you a rare chance to experience that kind of success.

Jeffrey Toobin

Work Success Experience Believe You

Yes, I have over the years done a lot of the audio books, which are just plain reading.

Robert Rankin

Reading Done Over Years Yes Just

The time I had waited probably made the difference between success and failure.

Anna Neagle

Success Failure Time Difference Made

Difficult things aren't easy, but they're worth it.

Mia Love

Easy Worth Worth It Difficult Things

I love Adele. That's a lead singer; that's the real deal.

Roger Daltrey

Love Real Lead Singer Deal I Love

The old detective story that's got a really complicated motive doesn't apply to mine.

Ruth Rendell

Story Complicated Old Mine Apply

Somebody was telling me about the French Army rifle that was being advertised on eBay the other day - the description was, 'Never shot. Dropped once.

Roy Blunt

Day Me Army Never Being Somebody

I really want to do more mature, artistic, twisted, edgy films. That is my goal.

Lucas Grabeel

Goal Want Mature Edgy More Twisted

I'm not joking around when I've said occasionally, trying to learn how to play a D chord properly has been a very big thing for me.

Lou Reed

Me Learn Trying Play Said Big

There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven't the time to enjoy it.

Josh Billings

Health Time Fitness People World

If a fighter thinks he knows everything and stops trying to evolve, he's lost.

Jose Aldo

Trying Lost Fighter Everything Knows