Virginia Henley Quotes

I first started writing historical fiction in the late '70s and kept pictures of Kathleen Woodiwiss and Rosemary Rogers on my refrigerator until my first book was published by Avon in 1982. The biggest advantage of this genre for me is that it allows me to blend fact and fiction.

Virginia Henley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: December 5, 1935

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I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There is so much in the world to experience, and the odds are so essential to life.

Jessye Norman

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The reason space missions need artificial gravity is clear: humans simply did not evolve to live in zero gravity.

Andy Weir

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It's hard for us not to be involved with things. When you have so much information and you see so much need, there's too much going on for us not to get involved.

Jeff Ament

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Striving for success is healthy - but believing you need to succeed the first time around may backfire. Mentally strong people believe failure is part of the process toward a long journey to success. By viewing failure as a temporary setback, they're able to bounce back and move forward with ease.

Amy Morin

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For the Supreme Court, the right for everyone to say 'I do' is where the story ends, but for artists, it's where the story just starts to get interesting.

Stacey D'Erasmo

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Perhaps I'm absolutely bonkers and don't know it. Perhaps I'm psychotically mental.

Robbie Williams

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I grew up, and I was bullied and very insecure. I hope, if nothing else, if I share enough of my struggle and share what I went through and allow myself to be vulnerable, I'll let people see who I am.

Rumer Willis

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As an artist, you want to entertain people.

Ross Lynch

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Properly targeted public investment can do much to boost economic performance, generating aggregate demand quickly, fueling productivity growth by improving human capital, encouraging technological innovation, and spurring private-sector investment by increasing returns.

Michael Spence

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After 1994, the public had the impression we Republicans overpromised and underdelivered.

Mitch McConnell

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I'm a big toy collector. I've been slowing down because my money's been tight, but I collect toys, too.

Jason Mewes

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In 1962, we created the Filmmakers' Co-Op because nobody wanted to distribute our films. If we had the Internet in those days, we wouldn't have needed the Co-Op.

Jonas Mekas

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