M J Rose It’s been more than a decade since I put that self-published novel, ‘Lip Service’, up on a website. Since then, many hundreds of authors have gone from self-published to traditionally published. – M J Rose Authors Quotes Decade Quotes Hundreds Quotes Lip Quotes Published Quotes Selfpublished Quotes Service Quotes Traditionally Quotes The most satisfying thrillers send ordinary people into battle against the forces of evil – otherwise known as greed, ego, rage, fear and laziness – and bring them out bloodied but whole. A curious mind is the most important attribute any man or woman can possess.
Cynthia Germanotta One thing that was really important in our family was family dinners and nothing was really off limits, but I have to say, looking back, I don’t think we ever talked about mental health. – Cynthia Germanotta
Andreas Capellanus If out of all mankind one finds a single friend, he has found something more precious than any treasure, since there is nothing in the world so valuable that it can be compared to a real friend. – Andreas Capellanus
Maxine Peake In my 20s, I was going round seeing agents who were patronising because I was fat and a girl, which was a double whammy. I knew what it was to feel out-of-the-loop. – Maxine Peake
John Darnielle Life is entirely unthinkable without any of the creative arts, and they’re all a continuum – the force in question is creativity, not its mode of expression. – John Darnielle
AttitudeRichard Flanagan There’s always been something deeply disturbing about the Abbott government’s attitude to women. – Richard Flanagan
Greg Davies I once bought some enormous fireworks that were literally the size of sticks of dynamite. We would go into the field behind our house, slide them into the biggest cow pats we could find, and blow them sky high. It was exhilarating and, for the cows, incredibly confusing. – Greg Davies
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