"Most people's first books are their best anyways. It's the one they wanted most to write."

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Source : Josephine Tey (2013). “The Daughter of Time”, p.196, Simon and Schuster

Josephine Tey

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #People Quotes

“All the real work is done in the rehearsal period.”
“Man's love is of man's life a thing apart;Girls aren't like that.”
“What was I drinking last night? Furniture polish?”
“Bella: "Should I be afraid?" Edward: "Terrified."”
“I kind of dress like a boy from the nineties. I like wearing baseball hats. I just like to be really comfortable.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If we do not share our stories and shine a light on inequities, things will not change.”

Source : Ellen Pao (2017). “Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change”, p.227, Spiegel & Grau
“I do find it therapeutic, writing about stuff that was frightening and painful as a child, and managing to see it from an adult's point of view. To get it out of the closet onto paper, metaphorically speaking, is therapeutic.”
“I hope to make the most expensive movie in history at some point!”

Source : Interview with Ken P., www.ign.com. July 16, 2002.

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