"We grew up as poor people but we never knew poverty. I still love and miss the Somalia I grew up in. Things changed, when my father became a diplomat later on."

-- Iman Abdulmajid

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“People have wanted to narrate since first we banged rocks together & wondered about fire. Thereâ€™ll be tellings as long as there are any of us here, until the stars disappear one by one like turned-out lights.”
“But then people don't read literature in order to understand; they read it because they want to re-live the feelings and sensations which they found exciting in the past. Art can be a lot of things; but in actual practice, most of it is merely the mental equivalent of alcohol and cantharides.”
“Whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, the higher your profile, the more castable you are in TV dramas.”

Source : "Strictly Come Dancing exclusive: Cherie Lunghi: 'I'm too old to be a sex symbol'". www.mirror.co.uk. October 25, 2008.
“When I write I try as far as possible to forget I'm writing it at all. I tell it down onto the page, as if I'm telling it to one person only, my best friend.”
“There's just so much negative media surrounding professional athletes or sports in general, whether it's kids that are pressured too much or professional athletes making mistakes that influence their family.”

Source : "Before Being An NBA Superstar, LeBron Was Just 'Bron'". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. October 14, 2009.
“That's the beauty about love. It's not about give-and-take - it's about feeling safe in one's needs - wanting to be looked after as much as wanting to look after.”
“I'm always willing to endure humiliation on behalf of my characters.”
“Writers, at least writers of fiction, are always full of anxiety and worry.”

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