Jenny Nimmo I try not to identify too strongly with any of my characters. I like to stand back and see them objectively. I think this is why I often use boys instead of girls, just in case I get too close and lose the overall picture. – Jenny Nimmo Boys Quotes Characters Quotes Close Quotes Girls Quotes Identify Quotes Lose Quotes Objectively Quotes Picture Quotes Stand Quotes I had written two or three books before my husband noticed that in every one of them a family member was missing. He suggested that it was because my father’s death, when I was five, utterly changed my world. I can only suppose he is right and that this is the reason I am drawn to a narrative where someone’s life is changed by loss. Every book that you pick up takes you a step away from your real world, but if you read a book about magic, it takes you an extra two steps.
Fabrice Grinda I actually think the one who is underestimated in terms of impact he’s had on society is Bill Gates. The reason is that with the innovation of software, he really allowed the computer revolution to take hold. – Fabrice Grinda
Jonathan Agnew When you are captain at the same time, that’s when it gets difficult and when your own game starts to decay because you have other worries and pressures. – Jonathan Agnew
Kelly Clarkson My whole point is like, well, if I’m the pop star, then it should be whatever I am. There’s, you know, room for Katy Perrys and Adeles and Rihannas and Lady Gagas and Ke$has and me and Pinks. I think what’s great about all of us is that we represent something different. – Kelly Clarkson
Cokie Roberts Martha Washington. I think she’s done herself a disservice in history with a little cap, you know? She looks like a namby-pamby little grandmotherly type, but she turned out to be a very strong woman. – Cokie Roberts
Michael Caputo I cannot imagine how I could ever stop rooting for the Buffalo Bills over the actions of a few players in a time of political upheaval. – Michael Caputo
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