Eleanor Catton What I wanted to create with ‘The Luminaries’ is a book that had structural patterns built in that didn’t matter, but if you cared about them, you could look into the book and see them. – Eleanor Catton Book Quotes Built Quotes Cared Quotes Create Quotes Luminaries Quotes Matter Quotes Patterns Quotes Structural Quotes It seems pretentious to assume that we are not creatures of action. I think often it takes a situation of extreme absurdity, extreme action, to push us to the limits of what our character is, and to change us as people. Writing is exhilarating, but reading reviews is not. I’ve been really devastated by ‘good’ reviews because they misunderstand the project of the book. It can be strangely galvanising to get a ‘bad’ one.
FitnessJordyn Woods I wanted to normalize the whole fitness world – it can be really intimidating stepping into it. – Jordyn Woods
Bob Mortimer When we first did ‘Big Night Out,’ there was no chance of someone doing a little show in a pub then being on telly. There was a little Oxbridge route in and an old-fashioned variety route. – Bob Mortimer
Rick Riordan There are so many fantastic stories and I want to bring Thor and Odin and the other gods into the modern world, just like I did with the Greeks and ‘Percy Jackson.’ I’ll give the books an urban setting and have young people interacting with the Norse gods. – Rick Riordan
Frances Hesselbein Leadership flows from inner character and integrity of ambition, which inspires others to lend themselves to your organization’s mission. – Frances Hesselbein
Lexi Underwood My mom and dad have two very different tastes in music, so they were playing everything from Prince to the Beatles to Aaliyah. – Lexi Underwood
Erich Bergen As a person, I’m just really kitchy and corny, and I love ’70s variety shows. – Erich Bergen
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