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Helen Oyeyemi Quotes

I always wanted to be a writer! But I wanted to do other things, too - be a psychologist, a librarian, et cetera. Now I've decided that reading fiction that features characters who are in those professions will do.

Helen Oyeyemi

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: british
Birth: December 10, 1984

Topics

Reading Now Will Always Fiction Who

NBC was trying to convert all of their local programming to color right away to encourage the sale of the sets, so I barely remember working in black and white, although I do know that I did do it, but there was not a major difference, though.

Jim Henson

Black And White Color Black Remember

I began thinking there should be an American phrase book, 'cause I've got an Italian phrase book, and an Arabic one... now a British one. I think it'd be pretty good to have an American phrase book.

Joe Strummer

Good Book Think Thinking American

Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick really changed the way one-hour television looked and the depth of how deep it could cut emotionally.

Melanie Mayron

Deep Television Way Cut Depth How

Unfortunately, the real achievements of children on the ground became debased and devalued because Labor education secretaries sounded like Soviet commissars praising the tractor production figures when we know that those exams were not the rock-solid measures of achievement that children deserve.

Michael Gove

Education Children Achievement Labor

I went out to the desert where Cleopatra camped out with her mercenary army. It's a desolate outpost. Nothing has changed since her day. You realize how far she had to travel. Not only is it a good 150 miles against the current, you can't take a ship.

Stacy Schiff

Good Day Travel Desert Ship You

From childhood, I have been more of a musician than a singer. People close to me know how much effort I put into practising. Even when I am travelling, I have my tanpura on my iPhone.

Sonu Nigam

Childhood I Am Effort People Me

You can't run from your roots.

Stewart O'Nan

Roots You Run Your

I've played music since I was six, and I always wrote songs just for myself. I did it for fun, posting songs on Tumblr, Bandcamp, and Soundcloud. I didn't think anyone would notice.

Soccer Mommy

Music Myself Fun Think Always Just

Things are loud in a Jewish household. Conversations are up here; they're pitched pretty high. That's just the way we talk.

Simon Helberg

Way Talk Jewish High Up Pretty

I went on Accutane, which is very strong. Your sebaceous glands dry up, you can't exercise, and you have very dry lips. But it was a miracle, and it worked.

Trinny Woodall

Strong Lips Exercise You Miracle Up

I don't wake up with some sense of fabulosity.

Julia Roberts

Wake Up Up Sense Some Wake

What I'd love to do is work with kids in the U.S. to raise their awareness and encourage them to be global citizens. We're all connected these days; we can listen to the same music as kids all around the world and share our ideas.

Jason Mraz

Work Love Music Ideas World Listen