"A writer's work may be a coded autobiography, but only a very close friend could decipher it."

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Source : Nina Bawden (2011). “In My Own Time: Almost an Autobiography”, p.99, Hachette UK

Nina Bawden

#Writing Quotes #May Quotes #Close Friends Quotes

“I feel very blessed. I have had, and am having, such a lovely life.”
“I think in life, people know what they want. They want to survive, they want to have a family. They want to procreate because it's in the genetic law.”
“I think what's difficult is proving to people that a script actually does work and sometimes the laughter might not be on the page, it might be between the lines.”

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“Just as if you put your finger into water, it will get wet, and if you put it into fire, it will burn, so if you invest your mind in the wisdom mind of the Buddhas, it will transform into their wisdom nature.”
“Sometimes change comes not in the first round, but at the second, third or fourth. Change starts with one person questioning, challenging, speaking up and doing something to make a difference. We can each make a difference...because each of us is already part of the community where racism exists & thrives.”
“My sorrows are overwhelming, but my virtue is left to me.”

Source : "Hamlet". Book by Jean-Francois Ducis, 1769.
“Let's clean up our environment. Let's clean up our bodies, but most importantly, let's not permit our babies of the future to be polluted before they are even born.”
“So many women now in China are entering the workforce and also taking up very important positions CEOs, for example. The problem for many such women now is how to balance all the different kind of responsibilities that they take on and that they want to take up. They have to balance family and work and maybe kids. Chinese woman really have a strong desire to do that. They want to grab a hold of all these things. They are willing and able. But there is the challenge of how to keep the balance.”

Source : Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com

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