Alice McDermott After a long run of almost thirty years, you get to the point where you say, ‘These are my concerns.’ It’s not so much this is what I set out to claim – it is a kind of refrain. – Alice McDermott Claim Quotes Concerns Quotes Refrain Quotes Set Quotes Publishing a short story can sometimes feel like shouting into the dark… your words come out, and then nothing… but I don’t think that’s why I tend to write novels rather than stories. My parents were both first-generation Irish Catholics raised in Brooklyn.
Edward Bennett Williams These newspaper reporters… ever since Sullivan versus New York Times… have got a license to lie. – Edward Bennett Williams
Bertie Carvel I live close to Hampstead Heath, so when I do have spare time, I like to raise my white blood cell count with a swim in the men’s pond. It’s an ambition of mine to swim in the ponds on every day of the year. – Bertie Carvel
Amy Adams Thirty was a big deal for me. It was the age where I reevaluated everything – how I approached life and how I thought about myself. When I look at my 20s, or when I look at any period in my life, I think about how much time I’ve wasted trying to find the right man. – Amy Adams
Dorian Yates Before, I could lift 600lbs in squats and all incredible stuff in the gym, but if I walked a couple of miles I’d probably get out of breath. – Dorian Yates
Betty White Why retire from something if you’re loving it so much and enjoying it so much, and you’re blessed with another group of people to work with like the gang on ‘Hot in Cleveland?’ Why would I think of retiring? What would I do with myself? – Betty White
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