Barbara Kingsolver Every time I write a new novel about something sombre and sobering and terrible I think, ‘oh Lord, they’re not going to want to go here’. But they do. Readers of fiction read, I think, for a deeper embrace of the world, of reality. And that’s brave. – Barbara Kingsolver Brave Quotes Deeper Quotes Embrace Quotes Fiction Quotes Lord Quotes Read Quotes Readers Quotes Reality Quotes Sobering Quotes Sombre Quotes Terrible Quotes Time Quotes Write Quotes I can count all the ways in which being a mother has enriched my understanding of the world, of character, my sense of the future and my attachment to it. I can’t imagine what kind of writer I’d be if I didn’t have my kids. Being a novelist and being a mother have exactly coincided in my life: the call from my agent saying that I had a contract for my first novel – that was on my answering phone message when I got back from the hospital with my first child.
Andre Aciman There was a time when Stefan Zweig was the most widely read author in the world. He was lionized everywhere, translated into every language. For the first four decades of the 20th century, his novellas and biographies were devoured by rich and poor, young and old, well read or less so. – Andre Aciman
Marcel Wanders An object should elicit desire, and often it happens not because people need it but because they love it. – Marcel Wanders
Roger Angell I knew I wasn’t a baseball writer. I was scared to death. I really was afraid to talk to players, and I didn’t want to go into the press box because I thought I was faking it. – Roger Angell
David Cohen When fundraising, your network is critical. Leveraging it early and often is the key. Don’t make the mistake of waiting until you need money to engage sources of capital. – David Cohen
Mark Lanegan In 2005, I worked as a scenic painter for a while when I was taking a break from music. – Mark Lanegan
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