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For the 'Rai-kirah' books, I began with the image of Aleksander riding the great wastelands, and that quickly morphed into the desert. Because I wanted my slave market cold and miserable, I chose to set the opening scene in the empire's summer capital in the mountains.

Carol Berg

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GreatMountainsColdDesertSummer

Politicians have done some grim things in pursuit of the office. President Franklin Roosevelt was a philanderer; nevertheless, he pushed aides to use his opponent Wendell Wilkie's affairs to hurt him. He even tutored aides on how to spread rumors without getting caught.

John Dickerson

HurtDonePresidentRumorsOffice

I am guaranteeing you that if you see my byline on a story, it's going to be the cleanest story you've ever read.

Michael Finkel

I AmStoryYouSeeGoingRead

I never really made a choice to live in America, so I should be aware of the social strata outside of the ones that I may live in.

John Updike

LiveAmericaChoiceNeverOutside

The nice thing about 'Miranda' especially is that the audience that we had was school kids right through to pensioners. It seems to be a show that people watch as a family, so it was the first job I've been involved in that certainly my oldest daughter and my middle daughter are big fans of, and proud that I'm in it, which is a nice feeling.

Tom Ellis

FamilyDaughterJobSchoolPeople

I have a similar issue with people who hire me as I do with women. 'You have to have a particular taste to want to be around me. I have a slightly askew view.

Jason Segel

WomenPeopleMeViewYouWant

Family transcends the flesh. You don't love someone because they look like you, you love their spirit; it's the soul connection.

Christine Ebersole

FamilyLoveSoulSomeoneYouLook

You must play boldly to win.

Arnold Palmer

WinYouPlayMustBoldly

I am not immortal. Faustus and I are the also-ran.

Anne Sexton

I AmImmortalAm

When you're really having fun, you're always doing it a little bit in a way that you're not supposed to. That's when great things happen.

Annet Mahendru

GreatFunHaving FunDoingYouWay

I've always been somewhat uncomfortable on the stage, and I've always felt like physically having to negotiate my own presence as a part of presenting work has always been a source of angst for me.

Anohni

WorkMeUncomfortableMy OwnStage

With any good story, you need the adversary, the heroes and villains. You need a good mixture to make it work.

Phil Keoghan

WorkGoodStoryYouNeedHeroes

My challenge was even greater as a journalist, because this was happening in my own backyard.

Paula Zahn

ChallengeMy OwnOwnBackyardEven

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