Becky Albertalli From a plot perspective, what I finally found for my touchstone was that I consider ‘Upside’ to be a loose telling of Jane Austen’s ‘Emma,’ or ‘Clueless.’ – Becky Albertalli Austens Quotes Clueless Quotes Emma Quotes Finally Quotes Jane Quotes Loose Quotes Perspective Quotes Plot Quotes Telling Quotes Touchstone Quotes Upside Quotes I’m very much a people-pleaser, and with a book out, I had to learn that you can’t please everybody with your book. What I need, as a reader, is a character with a heart and a voice and a pulse. I need a character so vivid and so specific that she doesn’t feel like fiction.
Alexandre Pato When I was getting injured so much, I spoke to my family and my manager and said, ‘I need my body to recover.’ The first thing I thought was that I needed to stay upright. When I went back to Brazil to play, after a few months, my body was perfect. – Alexandre Pato
Dan Brown I remember devouring the entire Hardy Boys series over one summer, enthralled by their bravery and cleverness. – Dan Brown
Chesley Sullenberger If you take one of the first flights out in the morning, typically the airplane and the crew have arrived the night before. When you’re not waiting on an inbound flight, there are fewer delays. – Chesley Sullenberger
L Ron HubbardMarriage Well I don’t know that I’m okay any more than anyone else is okay, I lead a happy life and a very full one – I have a happy marriage and my kids are all cheerful, and no one is finding fault with me, personally. – L Ron Hubbard
Cory Gardner If you look at the Constitution, the two clauses of the Constitution make it very clear the president shall nominate, and the Senate shall provide advice and consent. It’s been since 1888 that a Senate of a different party than the president in the White House confirmed a Supreme Court nominee. – Cory Gardner
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