The problems faced by writers of color are analogous to the problems face by women writers.
Ken Liu
Recitation: by Male by Female
I don't want to be nasty but let's just say Robbie Williams is no Freddie Mercury.
John Deacon
SayWantNastyJustMercury
You don't realize how much a dog's presence defines the contours of your home until, in its absence, the walls seem to relocate themselves.
Meghan Daum
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I'm not really a big musical fan. I enjoyed 'West Side Story' when it came out, but it gets a bit tired in the end.
John Hurt
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There are so many projects that you go into hoping the story works, and here comes a new third act and that kind of thing.
Jeff Daniels
StoryYouGoNewKindAct
It would be really cool to have my dad here to witness this, to see his grandchildren, to see this woman that I chose to share my life with, to just come walk on set and be like, 'Ah, this is how you make TV shows and movies.'
Sterling K. Brown
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Writing a new play shouldn't be seen as a mystery belonging to a priesthood, but as a challenge, a technical challenge, just to get into it.
Tom Stoppard
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The knack is to find your own inspiration and take it on a journey to create work that is personal and revealing.
Martin Parr
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Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon intimidated us all because she walked in and was going to be the dance captain. She was a great star, but she loved that kind of work as his assistant.
Donna McKechnie
WorkGreatDanceLovedKindShe
What was the freedom to which the adult human being rose in the morning, if each act was held back or inspired by the overpowering ghost of a little child?
Delmore Schwartz
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Maximising my wealth was never my chief thing.
Conrad Black
WealthNeverChiefThing
Good things happen to those who hustle.
Chuck Noll
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I started hitching about the country when I was 16 or 17 years old. I found the music that was played around the country - Irish music - had a particular resonance.
Brendan Gleeson
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