Leila Aboulela My faith was started off by my grandmother and mother, and so I always saw it as a very private, personal thing. – Leila Aboulela Faith Quotes Grandmother Quotes Mother Quotes Personal Quotes Private Quotes Started Quotes My grandmother studied medicine in the Forties, which was very rare in Egypt, and my mother was a university professor, so my idea of religion wasn’t about a woman not working or having to dress in a certain way; it was more to do with the faith. I started creative writing classes at Aberdeen Central Library, and the writer-in-residence there, Todd McEwen, encouraged me a great deal. He showed my stories to his editor, and I thought that was just what happened to everyone who took his classes!
Gil Marks In Judaism, almost every ritual entails either food or the absence of food. Yom Kippur, for instance, is the absence of food. Part of it is Talmudic, part of it is custom. So much of Judaism was bound up in dietary laws. So everything you ate – the very act itself – was part of religion. – Gil Marks
Joshua Rosenthal You spend 8-10 hours a day, 5 days a week at work. That adds up! You probably spend more time with your coworkers than with anyone else in your life. Are you passionate about your job and do you love the people you work with? If not, chances are that takes a toll on your health. – Joshua Rosenthal
Gus Kenworthy Having an Olympic medal validates that you can be a successful freeskier… It’s like a credential that sticks with you the rest of your life. – Gus Kenworthy
Paul S Kemp The anti-hero walks the morally gray path and constantly flirts with redemption, and that flirtation is just a blast to write. – Paul S Kemp
Jennifer Konner When we’re in production, it’s 14 hours a day, and we couldn’t be less involved in the world. My friends all hate me during that time because I can’t see anyone. We say goodbye to everything. – Jennifer Konner
Kratika SengarPet I have never been a pet lover or really craved the idea of having dogs. – Kratika Sengar
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