Comedy writing is the hardest, and yet there's so much that's relatable in it.
Valerie Faris
Recitation: by Male by Female
Of the modern critics, although I disagree with almost everything she says, I admire Mary McCarthy's eloquence and social observation in 'Sights and Spectacles'; she thinks in print, but she doesn't have a real feel for the stage.
John Lahr
FeelObservationAdmireSheStage
It's not, 'I'll do this and make lots of money, and I'll be a star.' It's more, 'I know what art I want to make.'
Ruth Bradley
ArtMoneyKnowWantMoreStar
A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty.
Rudyard Kipling
WomanManMoreCertaintyThanMuch
People would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker.
Mary Hunter Austin
PrayerPeopleKnowPokerPlaying
I don't know if it's just me getting older or if it's a reflection of times changing, but it just seems to me like among most of my friends and peers, there's a lot more time being spent at home than out.
Mike D
HomeTimeReflectionGetting Older
I don't even know what made me start wanting to do music. It just... happened. Because I sat in my basement all the time, and music was my best friend, and I just wanted to be a part of it.
Clinton Sparks
FriendMusicTimeBestMeStart
It's hard to appreciate success in modeling, because it's not something you feel like you've earned, so there is a little bit of bread of shame that comes with that. It's like somebody giving you a puzzle that's already put together.
Ashton Kutcher
SuccessTogetherPuzzleAppreciate
I can be bought, but not bored.
Alfred Lunt
I CanBoredBought
I think you start to prepare the minute you read something.
Sean Penn
StartThinkYouPrepareSomething
To have been able to write the books I wanted to write, on demanding subjects like war and the history of psychiatry, and for them to have sold in the numbers they have - and then go around saying: 'Actually, I'd also like to have won the Costa Book of the Year?' That would be ridiculous.
Sebastian Faulks
HistoryWarBookSayingYearGo
I do change the odd lightbulb, and I fix the Internet when it goes down, because it's something I am really good at.
Seal
ChangeGoodI AmInternetDownFix
I am an admirer of haiku, and I'm a great admirer of Japanese literature in general.
Richard Flanagan
GreatI AmLiteratureJapaneseAm
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