"It's all a big old chain. There isn't one unconnected link."

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Source : Jane Hamilton (2014). “The Book of Ruth”, p.66, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Jane Hamilton

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“There's virtually nothing to stop the cold air from off of Hudson Bay from flowing down across the midlands. So you get good contrast: the warm air coming up -- the cold air coming down -- and where they meet is your typical frontal location.”
“Every time you start a movie is to explore with a director and if you can with the actors and with the other collaborators and try to figure out what's the best way to tell the specific story.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Dad was in the British Army and my mom was in the Royal Air Force, so both of my parents believed in discipline.”
“Part of the challenge of innovation is coming up with the problem to solve, not just its solution.”

Source : Scott Berkun (2010). “The Myths of Innovation”, p.10, "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
“A plague of snow, fluffy and dry before it hardens and grips the trees, the walls, and the cars parked haphazardly everywhere. When I walk to the little market a few blocks away, it feels like a test of endurance.”

Source : "A Plague of Snow" by Henri Cole, www.newyorker.com. February 18, 2015.
“Pro sports are a tough business--whether you're in baseball, football, or something else. But when you're running around the bases after hitting a home run or jumping up and down after a touchdown, a little boy comes to the surface.”
“I want to write songs with complete sentences. I almos have this obsession with short-changing words. I would never be so pretentious to say that my lyrics are poetry. ... Poems are poems. Song lyrics are for songs.”
“Tiger the dog had a showdown with a fast moving flower truck in the middle of the street and lost.”

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