"Back in my 20s, when I wrote 'A Place of Greater Safety,' the French Revolution novel, I thought, 'I'll always have to write historical novels because I can't do plots.'' But in the six years of writing that novel, I actually learned to write, to invent things."

-- Hilary Mantel

#Writing Quotes #Years Quotes #Safety Quotes

“The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails.”
“E-mail, when it became mobile - what happened? Utilization of email went through the roof. Just pure Internet access and data - what happens when you mobilize it? Multiples. People are dependent upon broadband and as you mobilize it, they become even more dependent on broadband.”
“Florida is a very healing place.”
“I love to accentuate my eyes, so I'll wear eyeshadow and mascara.”

Source : "Model Minute: Ming Xi Credits Her Astrological Sign for Her Constantly Evolving Style". Interview with Chrissy Rutherford, www.harpersbazaar.com. March 21, 2013.
“I live for makeup and I like wine. These are my truths!”
“My head spins as I glance away, refusing to get sucked back into his gaze when so much is at risk.”
“The Hitler movement is a stampede. It is something beyond reason, like a pulse beating, like a rush of blood to the head, like the sap rising from the twisted roots of a family tree. ... in many ways it is the most remarkable upheaval of our time, perhaps the most momentous.”
“Be willing to step outside your comfort zone once in a while; take the risks in life that seem worth taking. The ride might not be as predictable if you'd just planted your feet and stayed put, but it will be a heck of a lot more interesting.”

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