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Jacqueline Winspear Quotes

It's really important in any historical fiction, I think, to anchor the story in its time. And you do that by weaving in those details, by, believe it or not, by the plumbing.

Jacqueline Winspear

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: english

Topics

Time Believe Story Think Details

The tree of life was always there. Evolution just fills in the gaps.

Simon Conway Morris

Life Tree Evolution Tree Of Life

Most people have been touched by the battles of mental illness in some way or another. It's either going on in their families or next door to them, or they know people who have experienced it.

Tom Kitt

People Door Know Mental Illness Way

Ultimately, jokes are this really special thing that we can all share. It's exciting to have basically a thousand people in a room together that can laugh at the same time, but I think of it almost as, like, a religious experience.

Mike Birbiglia

Time Experience Together People Room

Society has arisen out of the works of peace; the essence of society is peacemaking.

Ludwig von Mises

Peace Society Out Essence Works

Racism isn't born, folks, it's taught. I have a two-year-old son. You know what he hates? Naps! End of list.

Denis Leary

Son Racism End You Born Know

I'm always sad to see a relationship not work, but what happens between two people is not my business.

Debbie Reynolds

Work Business Relationship Sad See

I count religion but a childish toy, and hold there is no sin but ignorance.

Christopher Marlowe

Ignorance Religion Sin Childish Hold

I need your help. I am injured, near death, and too weak to hike out of here. I am all alone. This is no joke. In the name of God, please remain to save me. I am out collecting berries close by and shall return this evening. Thank you, Chris McCandless.

Christopher McCandless

God Alone Death I Am Me Evening

We decided to try in vitro, because both Peter and I felt we couldn't handle another failure. When I miscarried after that, we had to come to terms with the possibility that this wasn't meant to be.

Christie Brinkley

Failure Meant To Be Try Handle Come

When you step on the field, you want to be a starter. You want to be the person everybody looks to and says, 'If we need a play to be made, let's go to him.'

Colin Kaepernick

Step You Looks Person Play Want

I was the first journalist allowed on a hunting boat during harp seal season in almost 15 years. Around the late 1970s, white coat pups became the poster child for the anti-fur movement, and by the '80s, the media was lambasting the hunters for killing them.

Brian Skerry

Child Boat Media Late White Hunting

On Twitter, when someone would die, I would write a joke. Or if there's a tragedy, I would write a joke and tweet it. That was my thing, and then at a certain point, people started demanding it.

Anthony Jeselnik

People Someone Die Tragedy Write