"The lovely thing about being forty is that you can appreciate twenty-five-year-old men more."

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Source : "Write to the Heart : Wit & Wisdom Of Women Writers". Book by Amber Coverdale Sumrall, 1992.

Colleen McCullough

#Birthday Quotes #Appreciation Quotes #Women Quotes

“It is important to go into work you would like to do. Then it doesn't seem like work. You sometimes feel it's almost too good to be true that someone will pay you for enjoying yourself. I've been very fortunate that my work led to useful drugs for a variety of serious illnesses. The thrill of seeing people get well who might otherwise have died of diseases like leukemia, kidney failure, and herpes virus encephalitis cannot be described in words.”
“The reader deserves an honest opinion. If he doesn't deserve it, give it to him anyhow.”

Source : John Ciardi (1963). “Dialogue with an audience”
“Homicide is the major leagues, the center ring, the show. It always has been ... It goes beyond academic degrees, specialized training or book learning, because all the theory in the world means nothing if you can't read the street.”
“I'm inspired by other people's creativity, just seeing things happen and wondering where they come from. That gets my mind going. Even if it's just wanting to know how something works.”
“I'm a grinding actor. That's how I've always viewed myself. You go from one job to the next.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Why is a picture of something real eventually more exciting than the thing itself?”
“I'm out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I'm still playing.”
“I think I'll always be famous. I just hope I don't become infamous.”

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