Kate Grenville Quotes

I think with all my books, language has been their subject as much as anything else. Language can elide or displace or sideline whole groups of people. You can't necessarily change the way language is used, but if it becomes something you're conscious of... that gives you a certain power over it.

Kate Grenville

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I was convinced I'd hate Twitter - but I've come to like it very much. I use it mostly to keep in touch with friends and colleagues I wish I could see more often - I sometimes feel a little isolated living in Yorkshire, and it's nice to have the contact.

Joanne Harris

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We are one of the richest countries in the world, and there is absolutely no reason why anyone should have to live in poverty.

Jeremy Corbyn

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I think youth will always be connected to the strongest music at the time because... I don't want to use the word 'tribal,' but there was this sort of familial affiliation that people would feel with the music they were listening to.

John Darnielle

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I am the people's politician. If the day should ever come when the people can't save me, I'll know I'm finished.

Shirley Chisholm

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I'm eating healthy, I just have a crazy lifestyle.

Tori Spelling

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Technology has allowed me to reach my fans directly. Social media: it has been a complete revolution of how to interact, promote and share things.

Tony Hawk

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The first clothing line I had was called Very Rue. Then we changed the name and moved to QVC, and the name became A Touch of Rue.

Rue McClanahan

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I sang at the Inaugural prayer service at the National Cathedral.

Michael W. Smith

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All my novels are about people who strive to heal and evolve.

Michel Faber

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I don't think what I have to say is that important.

Luke Perry

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I am an eighth Chinese, and I come from a large Chinese-American family in Los Angeles.

Lisa See

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In my misspent youth, I was risky.

Jason Statham

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