"Most of the people who write to me are really clever, really engaged. They just want to say that they have read my book and liked it."

-- Denise Mina

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“When you have a couple hundred people in one huge space, that's gonna lead to jokes and it's a breeding ground for practical jokes and teasing.”
“Every goal is a highlight film.”
“The way I work with my people is totally different. I never wanted to compare myself, in a healthy way to Jillian [Michaels] because she did what she did, and I respect that. Now I want to do what I do.”
“There are winners, there are losers and there are people who have not yet learned how to win.”
“How do I not get so wrapped up in what I think needs to happen? Going with the flow is the way to do it.”

Source : Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“Me and my partners had been stealing cars for a while.”
“Often in this our life do we begin by cursing men and end by loving them. A sense of the common fallibility of all flesh makes us kin. No man is lovable who is invincible.”

Source : Neville Cardus (2012). “Cardus on Cricket: A selection from the cricket writings of Sir Neville Cardus”, p.110, Souvenir Press
“It was only a phrase that went from mouth to mouth and was never quite swallowed.”

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