"The golden hour of invention must terminate like other hours, and when the man of genius returns to the cares, the duties, the vexations, and the amusements of life, his companions behold him as one of themselves - the creature of habits and infirmities."

-- Isaac D'Israeli

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“Being a reporter is one of the noblest things you can do in life. Letting the people know. It's really a holy cause. Time after time after time, in the middle of corruption and disgrace and bad politics, I've seen people come through and do for people. I write about someone in trouble and someone else rallies to help them. Through reporting, things can change.”
“Only one who has risked the fight with the dragon and is not overcome by it wins the "treasure hard to attain." He alone has a genuine claim to self-confidence, for he has faced the dark ground of his self and thereby has gained himself. This experience gives him faith and trust.”
“Being a mum is something that's never bothered me too much. I have never felt a strong need to have children, but I am not averse to it either.”

Source : "'Being a mum has never bothered me too much but I love being an auntie': Julia Sawalha on kids, family and Ab Fab". Interview with Christine Smith, www.mirror.co.uk. July 18, 2012.
“I have been writing mainly fiction. Occasionally there will be a song that hangs around the truth a little more than the rest, but even with those I end up fudging the facts just to keep it from going stale.”
“The Friday Night Knitting Club”

Source : Kate Jacobs (2008). “The Friday Night Knitting Club”, p.371, Penguin
“Every pound of muscle burns approximately 50 calories every day, just doing nothing.”

Source : Jorge Cruise (2011). “The 3-Hour Diet (TM): Lose up to 10 Pounds in Just 2 Weeks by Eating Every 3 Hours!”, p.7, Harper Collins
“You have to meet all of the challenges, big and small. Because how you start is how you finish.”

Source : Bernie Mac (2009). “Maybe You Never Cry Again”, p.25, Harper Collins
“Presence is far more intricate and rewarding an art than productivity.”

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