Laura van den Berg Quotes

I think where a writer falls on the realism/non-realism continuum has a lot to do with their sight, as in, 'This is how I see the world.' And it seems my sight is off-kilter and kind of strange, but I come by that naturally; I'm not consciously pushing toward a particular point on the continuum.

Laura van den Berg

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WorldThinkKindStrangeSightSee

New York is so unique, and you are not always encouraged to consider the people in the city your neighbors because of the fast pace and surface anonymity.

John Cameron Mitchell

New YorkPeopleCityYouUniqueNew

When you are shy, you live a lot in your own head.

Joelle Carter

LiveYouShyHeadOwnYour

I don't really have studios. I wander around around people's attics, out in fields, in cellars, anyplace I find that invites me.

Andrew Wyeth

PeopleMeWanderFindOutFields

A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.

Andre Maurois

MarriageDayEvery DaySuccessful

The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

FaultsVirtuesExcessOftenWives

Success is freedom - scripts coming your way and getting to choose the stories you want to tell.

Rosamund Pike

SuccessFreedomYouChooseWantWay

The things I write about are completely removed from my own life, but people want to know the characters better.

Ruth Rendell

LifePeopleBetterKnowWantMy Own

Children rarely want to know who their parents were before they were parents, and when age finally stirs their curiosity, there is no parent left to tell them.

Russell Baker

AgeChildrenParentsCuriosityKnow

I've always had a strong interest in how food is produced and in knowing where it comes from.

Mary Berry

FoodStrongKnowingAlwaysInterest

I've realised that when fashion is really good and really challenges and takes a risk, it is incredibly artistically powerful. It makes people dream.

Jonathan Anderson

GoodPeopleChallengesFashionDream

I cut my teeth as a journalist writing about societies that didn't have democracy.

Chrystia Freeland

DemocracyWritingTeethCutAbout

I shoot the same rifle I've shot since I killed my first deer with it when I was nine.

Boo Weekley

DeerFirstSameShootShotNine

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