Robyn Davidson That odd idea that one person can go to a foreign part and in this rather odd voice describe it to the folks back home doesn’t make much sense in the post-colonial world. – Robyn Davidson Folks Quotes Foreign Quotes Idea Quotes Odd Quotes Person Quotes Postcolonial Quotes Sense Quotes Voice Quotes Its highest point was The Worst Journey in the World. Then you see this decline, and this harking back, using the 19th-century form when we’re not in the 19th century. That way of writing a book about the world out there – you just can’t do it anymore. You apply the skills you use to produce your own book to make an anthology. Shaping. Rhythm.
ChristmasJames McAvoy I was talking to one of my aunties at Christmas and she said she didn’t think it was ever in my nature to go against the grain, that I was always a good boy. I think she was right – I did always want to be good. – James McAvoy
Seth Berkley I love science, and I believe in it. I have a faith that science can solve problems and make the world a better place. – Seth Berkley
Olly Alexander I used to travel a lot as a kid and when I first moved to England I felt lonely and my parents were splitting up at the time. – Olly Alexander
Albert CamusMoving On Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken. – Albert Camus
Bradley Wiggins My mum put herself in £50,000 of debt to service my sporting career. She did everything for me to pursue my dream. – Bradley Wiggins
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