Ian Rankin I wrote my first short story for a competition and won second prize. Another competition came up and I won first prize. The first story was published in a newspaper. The second went out on radio. – Ian Rankin Competition Quotes Newspaper Quotes Prize Quotes Published Quotes Radio Quotes Short Quotes Story Quotes Wrote Quotes A lot of writers, especially crime writers, have an image that we think we’re trying to keep up with. You’ve got to be seen as dark and slightly dangerous. But I’m not like that and I’ve realised that I don’t need to put that on. People will buy the books whether they see a photo of you dressed in black or not. Right from the very beginning, I knew I wanted to write palpably Scottish fiction.
Michael Emerson I was a magazine illustrator for many years before I became an actor, and I used to think, ‘Oh, God, all those wasted years!’ But now I think it’s just been one big enterprise of illustrating. I used to do it with colored pencils, and now I do it with this voice and this set of limbs. – Michael Emerson
Sam Fender I’ve got a band that I tour with, and they’re not session musicians; they’re my friends. – Sam Fender
Ezekiel Elliott Winning the Super Bowl would be way more special than the rookie rushing record. – Ezekiel Elliott
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