"I learned to write by reading the kind of books I wished I'd written."

-- Barbara Kingsolver

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“Humans enter this world and awaken to a simple truth: We must find our story with this great epic of being.”
“Religion, in one sense, is a life of self-denial, just as husbandry, in one sense, is a work of death.”
“It's - I write the books and let the market find who reads it. I guess a young adult is anywhere from ten to fifteen.”
“Why, you could wake up dead tomorrow”
“In 1997, when I started as a professional athlete, my sport was not like it is now. I needed to develop myself to beat the next generation, but things also changed in the sport. Bikes have changed, the sport has gotten faster, and it's becoming more professional. But my goal always was to try to be one step in front of all the others. That was my motivation. That helped me to work every day during the year, and very hard. And it never stopped.”
“I have never been much of a follower although I like to learn.”
“Yes, I know, shaming, isn't it? I always say you can take the girl out of the 80s, but you can't take the 80s out of the girl. Before I wrote my first novel, I was reading one of the self-help classics â€“ and it's as cheesy as you like, so feel free to laugh, Guardian readers â€“ called Awaken The Giant Within, by Tony Robbins, and it inspired me to try. I like motivational books, because I like the go-getting American spirit â€“ your destiny is in your own hands, life is what you make it, don't accept your limitations, jump before you're pushed, leap before you look.”

Source : "Louise Mensch: 'We're not all ogres'". Interview with Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. September 30, 2011.
“Give me just enough information so that I can lie convincingly.”

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