Sarah Weinman When a novel is based on an actual crime, it should do much more than loosely fictionalize it. The novel must stand alone as a work of art that justifies using the story for its own purposes. – Sarah Weinman Actual Quotes Art Quotes Based Quotes Crime Quotes Fictionalize Quotes Justifies Quotes Loosely Quotes Purposes Quotes Stand Quotes Story Quotes When I first read Helen Weinzweig’s ‘Basic Black with Pearls’ several years ago, I emerged in the sort of daze that happens when a book seems to ferret out your most secret thoughts and hopes. Since then, I’ve described the book to others as an ‘interior feminist espionage novel.’ Artists, in theory, should not be limited to their personal experience, culture, identity, and worldview. But they must also accept that the degree of difficulty in imagining beyond their own borders is steep, and the failure rate is high.
Rick Santorum Defend the church. Defend the family. Defend the non-profit community. Defend them against a government that wants to weaken them. – Rick Santorum
Hank Stram Someone said that friends are angels in disguise. If this is true, I have been surrounded by angels for most of my life. – Hank Stram
Marina and the Diamonds Touring can be tough; the crew and I travel everywhere by a big pink bus, and live in petrol stations. – Marina and the Diamonds
AJ Lee When I was really little, I wanted to be a wrestler so I could be like the girls I looked up to. My brother then told me that ‘You don’t want to be like your idols; you want to grow up and be better than them.’ To this day, that’s the best piece of advice I’ve ever gotten. – AJ Lee
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