Naomi Alderman Quotes

Attending a book group is always a salutary experience for a writer. There's no guarantee that the people there will have enjoyed your book, and, as anyone who has taken part in a book group will know, half the fun is in ripping a book you haven't liked to shreds.

Naomi Alderman

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ExperienceFunPeopleBookYouKnow

I love London, but I miss air; I miss space. My dream is to find a mountain where I can live.

Jessie Buckley

LoveLiveMountainSpaceDreamFind

Black and white is abstract; color is not. Looking at a black and white photograph, you are already looking at a strange world.

Joel Sternfeld

Black And WhiteWorldLookingColor

I'm always looking at things and seeing how I can improve upon them. I think it's my responsibility to focus on how I can do better, as opposed to what I've done well.

Matt Czuchry

ResponsibilityFocusLookingBetter

When you do a song new live on stage, it's kind of a bit weird until it gets worn in, you know, like oiled up a bit. It's still a little bit stiff until you really thrashed at it for a few weeks.

Jeff Lynne

LiveSongWeirdYouNewKnow

And poets, in my view, and I think the view of most people, do speak God's language - it's better, it's finer, it's language on a higher plane than ordinary people speak in their daily lives.

Stephen King

DailyGodPeopleSpeakThinkBetter

Music is such a big part of my life.

Sophia Amoruso

LifeMusicMy LifeBigPart

Is there anything worn under the kilt? No, it's all in perfect working order.

Spike Milligan

PerfectAnythingOrderWorkingWorn

Insomniacs tend to fall into two general categories - those who give up and those who don't. I don't. I refuse to admit defeat by turning on the light. I will not try to read or watch a movie, thank you. Productivity is a crutch of the weak.

Sloane Crosley

LightThank YouYouFallDefeatTry

I normally get four weeks off each year, so often I'll go to Los Angeles, or if I have a weekend off, I'll do a European city.

Tom Daley

CityWeekendYearLos AngelesGo

I love how professional sports unite a city and a group of people.

Mike O'Malley

LoveSportsPeopleCityProfessional

I am an only child and home-schooled, so I have no siblings or classmates.

Jonathan Krohn

I AmChildClassmatesOnly ChildAm

You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.

Derek Jeter

Wake UpWeekendYouGoKnowWant

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