Jane Campion When I read Andrew Motion’s biography, I wept. It’s something about the purity of the story and how fresh it was because of the love letters Keats wrote. – Jane Campion Andrew Quotes Biography Quotes Fresh Quotes Keats Quotes Letters Quotes Love Quotes Motions Quotes Purity Quotes Read Quotes Story Quotes Wept Quotes Wrote Quotes The Piano’ ended up on television. Everything ends up there anyway. But short films are not inferior, just different. I think the short gives a freedom to film-makers. What’s appealing is that you don’t have as much responsibility for storytelling and plot. They can be more like a portrait, or a poem.
Diego Costa In Brazil, if you have a son, the first thing you give him is a football. That’s the first gift – so my dad was no different. – Diego Costa
Geraldine Brooks I had this story that had been banging around in my head and I thought, ‘I’ll just see if there’s anything there.’ So I wrote a few chapters of the book that became ‘Year of Wonders,’ and lucky for me it found its readers. – Geraldine Brooks
Adam Grant Takers are self-serving in their interactions. It’s all about what can you do for me. – Adam Grant
Colson Whitehead I get invited to do panels with other Brooklyn writers to discuss what it’s like to be a writer in Brooklyn. I expect it’s like writing in Manhattan, but there aren’t as many tourists walking very slowly in front of you when you step out for coffee. It’s like writing in Paris, but there are fewer people speaking French. – Colson Whitehead
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