E L Doctorow I like commas. I detest semi-colons – I don’t think they belong in a story. And I gave up quotation marks long ago. I found I didn’t need them, they were fly-specks on the page. – E L Doctorow Belong Quotes Commas Quotes Detest Quotes Flyspecks Quotes Marks Quotes Quotation Quotes Semicolons Quotes Story Quotes My theory about why Hemingway killed himself is that he heard his own voice; that he reached the point where he couldn’t write without feeling he was repeating himself. That’s the worst thing that can happen to a writer. Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author’s. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the others because you are not bringing the same voice to every book. I think that keeps you alive as a writer.
Paul Haggis Even in a comedy, you have to make people feel. You have to put your hand inside their soul and twist out their heart. – Paul Haggis
DesignYves Behar Design needs a new relationship with the world, one that is more focused on our planet’s needs. – Yves Behar
Bobbi Brown I never in a million years thought I would be the person to go to for self-esteem; that was not my intent. But I happen to love beauty, I love the way people look, and I love making women look beautiful. – Bobbi Brown
Helen Baxendale Those people in ‘Friends’ could not go out without being hounded, shouted at or followed. Who wants that? I don’t want that. – Helen Baxendale
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