Rachel Joyce My father had spent years fighting cancer of the head and neck. He had numerous operations, and he was reduced and reduced and reduced. By the end, he had a growth so big under his eye that it hurt to look at him. – Rachel Joyce Cancer Quotes Eye Quotes Father Quotes Fighting Quotes Growth Quotes Head Quotes Hurt Quotes Neck Quotes Numerous Quotes Operations Quotes Reduced Quotes Spent Quotes Perfect’ is about a set-up that looks perfect from the outside – beautiful country house, beautiful wife and mother, everything where it should be – and the deep fissures that, in fact, lie beneath that. ‘Perfect’ was partly a response to the shock of my first book, ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry,’ being a success. I am not expecting anyone to feel sorry for me, but when friends ask how it feels to be a debut novelist who has also been long listed for the Man Booker prize, I have to admit that my response has confused me. I am so overwhelmed, so delighted, so honoured and so surprised, I have come out in a violent cold.
Alfred Korzybski Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the use of noises for words. – Alfred Korzybski
Karen KainLeadership It’s a different era. Our job now is to show leadership and vision and to help the next generation of artists. – Karen Kain
Laura Mvula I first played the Royal Albert Hall when I was 14. I was a violinist with the Birmingham Schools Concert Orchestra, and we travelled down from the Midlands for the last night of the School Proms. We played some pieces from the Harry Potter films, and the violin parts were really hard. – Laura Mvula
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