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Justin Cartwright Quotes

I thought that, post-apartheid, there would be absolutely no interest in South Africa. That has been both true and untrue. The major writers like Gordimer and Coetzee have produced major books. But some of the more minor writers have drifted away.

Justin Cartwright

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: british
Birth: 1945

Topics

Thought True Africa More Interest

Melania rarely wears American labels, with the exception of Ralph Lauren, who created a duplication of a Jackie Kennedy look, which was basically a costume anyway.

Jeremy Scott

American Look Costume Who Labels

But one does not make living writing poetry unless you're a professor, and one frankly doesn't get a lot of girls as a poet.

Jeffery Deaver

Poetry Writing You Living Poet Get

Everything happens for a reason. Say if I don't get a role, it may be that it would have stopped me getting another role.

Sophie Lowe

Me Say Reason Everything May Role

If you don't agree, present what you think is a better way.

Steve Scalise

Think Present Better You Way Agree

I think the book that really kind of woke me up a little bit when I was starting to write was 'Winesburg, Ohio' by Sherwood Anderson. I was in grad school at Brown, going for an M.A. in creative writing. Those stories seemed to me to be doing away with pretty writing.

Tom Drury

Creative School Me Writing Book

You know, we're each the hero of our own story and we perceive what's going on around us, and especially in a relationship, from the kind of viewpoint of, 'Well, this is my story, and I'm the hero of that, and I justify what I do around it.'

Michael Sheen

Relationship Hero Story You Know Us

It is one of the chief skills of the philosopher not to occupy himself with questions which do not concern him.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Questions Skills Him Chief Concern

I truly hope readers learn to believe in their imaginations and their ability to shape their own lives. That's what 'The Girl Who Smiled Beads' means to me.

Clemantine Wamariya

Girl Hope Me Believe Learn Ability

How many girls, models or not, are secure about their bodies? I think I'm more realistic about what to expect of myself now. I also have a lot of other things than modeling going on in my life that I'm proud of.

Cindy Crawford

Life Myself Proud Think My Life Now

To have children on the set, you realize that if a 10-year-old can do it, who are you kidding? It humbles you.

Bonnie Hunt

Children You Realize Who Set

I like the opportunity to make films.

Antoine Fuqua

Opportunity Make Like Films

In a way, cancer is so simple and so natural. The older you get, this is just one of the things that happens as the clock ticks.

Richard Smalley

Simple You Way Clock Cancer Things